- marlin, spearfish - large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
--1 is a kind of billfish
--1 is a member of Makaira, genus Makaira
--1 has particulars:blue marlin, Makaira nigricans; black marlin, Makaira mazara; black marlin, Makaira marlina; striped marlin, Makaira mitsukurii; white marlin, Makaira albida