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Istiompax indica  (Cuvier, 1832)

Black marlin
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Tanzania (United Republic of) country information

Common names: Nduwalo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 12484.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I., 1985
National Database:

Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Istiophoridae (Billfishes)
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Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 465 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 380 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 30573); Peso máx. publicado: 750.0 kg (Ref. 5503)

Ambiente

; marinhas; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 915 m (Ref. 43), usually 0 - 200 m (Ref. 43)

Clima / Intervalo

Subtropical; 15°C - 30°C (Ref. 43), preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 44°N - 47°S, 18°E - 69°W (Ref. 43)

Distribuição

Indo-Pacific: tropical and subtropical waters, occasionally entering temperate waters. Stray individuals migrate into the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Cape of Good Hope, but the existence of Atlantic breeding stocks is unlikely. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
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Descrição breve

Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Raios dorsais moles (total): 39-50; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais moles: 16 - 21. Body elongate and not very compressed; upper jaw produced into a robust but not very long beak; two dorsal fins, the height of the first less then the greatest body depth, becoming shorter posteriorly; pectoral fins falcate and rigid, with 19 to 20 rays; body densely covered with small, embedded scales with 1 or 2 sharp points; back dark blue; belly silvery white; membrane of first dorsal fin blue black, without spots; flanks without spots (Ref. 55763). Dark blue above, silvery white below; sometimes with light blue vertical stripes; 1st dorsal fin blackish to dark blue, other fins dark brown with tinges of dark blue in some specimens.

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Oceanic, usually found in surface waters above the thermocline, often near shore close to land masses, islands and coral reefs. Feed on fishes, squids, cuttlefishes, octopods, large decapod crustaceans and mostly on small tunas when abundant (Ref. 9668). The flesh is of good quality; marketed refrigerated or frozen and prepared as sashimi in Japan (Ref. 9308). Also Ref. 9692.

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)

Ameaça para o homem

  Harmless



Utilização humana

Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 1.0005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278)
4.5   ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resiliência (Ref. 69278)
Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.47(?); Fec=67 million; assuming tm>2)

Vulnerabilidade (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (78 of 100)
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766)
Very high