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372:. The dorsal fins have a total of 40 to 45 soft rays, while the anal fins have 18 to 24 soft rays. The pectoral fins, which have 21 to 23 rays, are falcate and flexible, and can be drawn in to the sides of the body. The nape is highly elevated. The upper jaw forms a robust but not very long beak, round in cross section. The
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274:belonging to the family
262:Indo-Pacific blue marlin
880:The Old Man and the Sea
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519:10.1093/jhered/89.5.427
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686:Indo-Pacific sailfish
500:J. E. Graves (1998),
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793:Roundscale spearfish
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303:Atlantic blue marlin
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356:Description
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392:References
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135:Species:
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