Indo-Pacific sailfish
A kind of sailfish · also called sailfish, oceanic sailfish
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About
The Indo-Pacific sailfish is a long, slender ocean predator recognizable by a towering dorsal fin that spans nearly three feet tall.
Sailfish are among the smaller members of the billfish family, which also includes much heavier marlins and swordfish. Females typically grow larger and heavier than males across their range. While their overall length includes a long spear-shaped bill, their bodies remain extremely narrow to cut through the water efficiently. Despite measuring nearly nine feet from tip to tail, their slender build keeps their weight comparable to a medium-sized dog breed.
From Wikipedia
The Indo-Pacific sailfish is a sailfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and is naturalized in the Atlantic where it has entered the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal as a Lessepsian migrant. It is dark blue on top, brown-blue laterally, silvery white underbelly; upper jaw elongated in the form of a spear; first dorsal fin greatly enlarged in the form of a sail, with many black cones, its front squared off, highest at its midpoint; pelvic fins very narrow, reaching almost to the anus; body covered with embedded scales, blunt at end; lateral line curved above pectoral fin, then straight to base of tail.
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Questions people ask
- How big is an Indo-Pacific sailfish?
- An Indo-Pacific sailfish reaches about 8.9 feet (2.7 m) long, stands roughly 3 feet (0.9 m) tall, and weighs about 88 pounds (40 kg). That makes it as long as a three-seat sofa, but slender enough for an adult to lift.
- How much space does an Indo-Pacific sailfish take up?
- About 10.6 gal (40 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
88.2 lb (40 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 10.6 gal (40 L)
- Length
- 8.86 ft (2.7 m)
- Height
- 35.4 in (90 cm)
Quick answer
An Indo-Pacific sailfish reaches about 8.9 feet (2.7 m) long, stands roughly 3 feet (0.9 m) tall, and weighs about 88 pounds (40 kg). That makes it as long as a three-seat sofa, but slender enough for an adult to lift.
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