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Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Striped marlin
- Scientific
- Kajikia audax
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.2 m (total length); commonly 2.9 m; max. published weight 440 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Open ocean, near the surface and in mid-water, recorded from 0 to 200 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A marlin with about 20 bluish vertical stripes on the sides and a tall pointed first dorsal fin, reaching about 4.2 m. It lives in the open ocean, usually in cooler water than blue or black marlin.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Kajikia-audax.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Kajikia_audax_(Philippi,_1887)_(AM_MA28386-4).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.