The Catch Of A Lifetime

10/05/2021

Being the fastest fish in the ocean, Sailfish can easily reach speeds of 110 km per hour. They are large, they are spirited and they are natural-born aggressive hunters. What happens when the hunters get hunted though? Alchemy spearo, Robert John, landed himself the catch of a lifetime, while spearfishing with the One Drop Spearfishing crew around the Marianna Islands.

Here's What Happened

10 Facts About The Fastest Fish Of The Sea

1. Sailfish, like Swordfish and Marlin, belong to the Billfish family, a key indicator of that being the long spear-like bill protruding from its upper jaw.
2. It uses its bill to slash through shoals of fish, stunning and even maiming its prey.
3. Including the bill, the sailfish can grow up to just over three meters long.
4. The sailfish is generally regarded as the fastest fish in the sea. It was originally said to reach top speeds of 35 meters per second.
5. The most notable feature of the sailfish is its dorsal fin, which stretches the entire way down its back and can be raised like a sail, hence the name.
6. When swimming at speed, the sail tends to be down, but while hunting the sail is raised. This can be done to herd schools of fish, to make them easier to catch.
7. The raised sail is said to allow the sailfish to continue swimming forward without turning its head from side to side. This makes the bill much more difficult to see when facing it, so the prey will be unaware that the bill is even there, allowing the sailfish to get its bill really close to or even into shoals of fish before they even notice.
8. Sailfish have the ability to change color, which they utilize when hunting. They can change almost instantly from brown to blue with white stripes on their sides. This not only confuses prey again but is used to signal to other sailfish that it's about to make an attack. This prevents them from injuring one another.
9. Sailfish mostly prey on small fish near the surface. They're constantly on the move in search of prey and need to find food every day, as they are fast swimming and require a lot of energy.
10. They rarely stay in large groups but often multiple sailfish will be attracted to the same school of fish, hence the need for communication during hunting.

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