Sailfish
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- Note that two American submarines were named USS Sailfish.
Sailfishes (genus Istiophorus) are fish living in all the oceans of the world. They are blue to gray in color and have a characteristic sail (dorsal fin) on top of them, often stretching the entire length of their back. The sailfish is a rapidly growing species, reaching 1.2 to 1.5 m in a single year. They can swim at speeds of up to 68 m/h, making them the fastest fish in the ocean. They feed on the surface or at mid-depths on smaller pelagic fishes and squid.
The sailfishes can sometimes be confused with white marlin, Tetrapterus albidus or juvenile blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, but they are generally clearly marked out by their spectacular sail-like dorsal fin.
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