Striped marlin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Striped marlin
Hooked striped marlin
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Kajikia
Species:	audax
Synonyms
Histiophorus audax Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887 Istiophorus audax (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887) Makaira audax (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887) Marlina audax (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887) Tetrapturus audax (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887) Tetrapturus mitsukurii D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 Kajikia mitsukurii (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Makaira mitsukurii (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Marlina mitsukurii (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Makaira zelandica D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Makaira audax zelandica D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Marlina zelandica (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926) Makaira grammatica D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Makaira holei D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Tetrapturus ectenes D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1926 Kajikia formosana Hirasaka & H. Nakamura, 1947 Makaira formosana (Hirasaka & H. Nakamura, 1947) Tetrapturus tenuirostratus Deraniyagala, 1951 Makaira tenuirostratus (Deraniyagala, 1951) Marlina jauffreti J. L. B. Smith, 1956

The striped marlin (Kajikia audax) is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. It is a desirable commercial and game fish with a record weight (in 1982) of over 200 kg (440 lb) and a maximum length of 4.2 m (13.8 ft). The striped marlin' is a predator that hunts during the day in the top 100 m or so of the water column, often near the surface. One of their chief prey is sardines.

Sustainable consumption

In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the striped marlin to its seafood red list.

Fisheries

Capture of striped marlin in tonnes from 1950 to 2009

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Kajikia audax" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
• Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN: 0-00-216987-8