Black Marlin By Simon D.

Physical Characteristics It has a silvery white belly. The Black Marlin is 4.65 meters. It also weighs 750 pounds. Also, it has a blue dorsal side.

Habitat It lives in shallow waters in the Pacific and Indian ocean.

Food It eats tuna, octopus, sword fish, trevallies, large crustaceans, dolphin fish, squid, and cuttlefish.

Predators The predators are the White Shark and Shortfin Mako .

Other Interesting Facts Scientists do not know how long it lives. It weighs up to 1,000 pounds. It uses its sharp bill to rip open its prey before eating it.

What did you learn? Take a quiz and test yourself How much does it weigh up to? A. 100 pounds B. 1,000 pounds C. 900 pounds

What did you learn? Take a quiz and test yourself How long can it get up to? A. 4.44 meters B. 2.90 meters C. 4.65 meters

What did you learn? Take a quiz and test yourself What does it eat A. cuttlefish B. speckled trout C. redfish

Credits Thank you to these web sites for the use of the pictures and facts in my project: http://www.nordlund68.com/images/BlackMarlin-PortoViarta-2.jpg http://coastalcarolinacharters.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=47&g2_serialNumber=2 http://www.panamabiggamefishingclub.com/photo_archives/marlin3a.jpg http://www.theultimatefishingshow.com/global/underwater%20marlin.jpg http://deepwateranglers.com/images/Black_Marlin.jpg http://www.bigislandsportfishingcharters.com/game_fish/images/800-LB-BLACK.jpg http://igfaanglersdigest.com/images/photos-billfish/photo-marlin-baitball-a.jpg

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