Toward identification of larval sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus), and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the western North Atlantic Ocean.
In Cambodia, the national fish symbol is the Giant Mekong Barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) (Forestry Administration of Cambodia 2010), while the national fish of the Bahamas is the Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) (Department of Marine Resources 2010).
And in August, Saundersfoot fisherman Gavin Davies landed a Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) usually associated with big game fishing off the coast of Florida.
It was later identified as a blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) - a fish virtually unknown in British and Irish waters and the first ever recorded from the Welsh coast.