B.U.M.
By Alastair Alexander
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| A blue marlin. Dead. Bummer. |
The blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) feeds on fish and squid. It has a dark blue body with a white underside, and a long bill. It's one of the fastest fishes, capable of reaching something like 50 mph. The largest published weight for one is 820kg, and the longest one was 5 metres. As fish go, it's beautiful. What it ever did to the man who names fish types at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, we shall never know.
More BUM information: FAO
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