Sailfish
Sailfish Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: color dark blue on top, brown-blue laterally, silvery white underbelly; upper jaw elongated in form of spear; first dorsal greatly enlarged in the form of a sail, with many black spots, its front squared off, highest at its mid point; pelvic fins very narrow, reaching almost to the [...]
White Marlin
White Marlin Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: color of body dark blue to chocolate brown, shading to slivery white underbelly; noticeable spots on dorsal fin; upper jaw elongated in shape of a spear; body covered with imbedded scales with a single sharp point; tips of first dorsal, pectoral, and first anal fins rounded; lateral [...]
Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: color cobalt blue on top shading to silvery white on bottom; upper jaw elongated in form of a spear; dorsal fin pointed at front end; pectoral fin and anal fin pointed; lateral line reticulated (interwoven like a net), difficult to see in large specimens; no dark spots [...]
Longbill Spearfish
Longbill Spearfish Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: color of body dark blue, shading to silvery, white underneath; dorsal fin bluish, others brown-black; two dorsal fins, the first lengthy, its front forming a peak; two anal fins, the anus well in front of the first; upper jaw prolonged into spear, its cross section round.
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Billfish
Billfish Fishing Information
source Wikipedia
The term billfish is applied to a number of different large, predatory fish characterised by their large size (swordfish can be over 4 metres long) and long, sword-like bill. Billfish span the sailfish and marlin, which make up the family Istiophoridae, and the swordfish, sole member of the family Xiphiidae. They are [...]
