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is reported to swim forty miles per hour. A smaller species than the black 

 marlin, it is the most common member of this family. 



The Pacific striped marlin is distributed throughout the tropical and 

 sub-tropical Pacific Ocean from southern California to Japan. It seems 



to prefer more temperate waters and migrates with the seasons. It appears 

 along the Pacific coast of the United States from August to November 

 and then disappears. 



It was named for Dr. Kakichi Mitsukuri, professor of zoology, in the 

 Imperial University at Tokyo. 



Short-Nosed Spear Fish 



77-3 Tetraptnrus brevirostris (Playfair) 

 This fish is uniform in color above and is marked by a faint streak 



along the side. The body is not marked with either cross bars or spots, 



although the dorsal is mostly black and the pectorals which are mostly 



gray are edged with black. 



This spearfish is recorded from the Indian Ocean and from the 



Hawaiian Islands. 



Black Marhn or Au 



Also known as Kurokajiki (Black Spearfish), Mazaara (Real Swordfish), 



and Kuroko (Black Marlin) 



77-4 Tetrapturus mazara Jordan & Snyder 



The black marlin is a dark blue-black color above and paler below. 



The pectoral fins are long and black and the dorsal fin is sometimes 



marked by round, dark spots. The body is marked by about sixteen faint 



