Florida Game Fish

Longbill Spearfish

Florida game fish include other billfish species such as the longbill spearfish. This billfish is a lot smaller than the blue marlin and the white marlin.



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longbill spearfish

LONGBILL SPEARFISH

Order – Perciiformes
Family - Istiophoridae
Genus - Tetrapturus
Species - pfluegeri

Florida Fish Identification

The Florida fish is readily identified with its dark blue upper body, silver sides and white underbelly.

As with the blue marlin the upper jaw is elongated and shaped like a spear.

It has two dorsal fins the first and main dorsal fin being long with a point at the front. This dorsal fin is usually blue in color. The second dorsal fin is much smaller and to the rear.

There are two anal fins the rearmost being the smallest

Florida Keys Fish

This Florida game fish is found in the Atlantic and is another Florida Keys fish found offshore in the deeper waters where it likes to feed near to the surface on squid and other pelagic fish.

This fish is relatively small compared to blue marlins and white marlins and the largest biggest Florida fish caught was 61lbs.

This Florida Keys fish is not that common and only live for 5 years.

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Marlin Boats

These fish are often caught by fishermen on marlin boats who are on ‘big game’ marlin fishing trips.

Compared to the much larger blue marlins and white marlins these fish are small, however, most Florida marlin fishing boats would be more than happy to land a fish weighing 30 -50lbs!

Longbill Spearfish Video

Here is a close up video of a longbill spearfish being released. Even though these are relatively small fish compared to blue marlin and other game fish these spearfish still provide a powerful reminder of their strength and grace through the water (press the button second right on the bottom of the video player to see it in full screen)...

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