Mysterious "Tattooed" Fish Caught In Phillipines

originally posted by: TobyFlenderson
a reply to: GuidedKill

Thanks. I'm pretty sure sail fish change their colors as well, don't they? Perhaps its the world's most creative sail fish.

Yes they change color. Especially when eating or being attacked.

originally posted by: vonclod
Sorry to be a party pooper..I guess it was the fishermans t-shirt that he wrapped the fish with
news.abs-cbn.com...
Still very cool

Thanks for the link. I figured it was going to be some sort of ink transfer. The guys still says it's a Blue Marlin in the article but I can tell you it is a sailfish. They are all part of the Billfish family but Blue Marlin don't have that elongated accordion dorsal fin. Besides Blue Marlin get in excess of 1000 pounds unlike their smaller cousins sailfish.

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