Fish Facts - Fastest Species

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Swordfish swim up to 25 m/s (00 mph) Marcus Elieser Bloch, circa 1790

10 Fastest Fishes in the World

  1. Black marlin, Makaira indica: 36.1 m/s (81 mph)
  2. Swordfish, Xiphias gladius: 24.9 m/s (56 mph)
  3. Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri: 21.4 m/s (48 mph)
  4. Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans: 20.8 m/s (47 mph)
  5. Australian spotted mackerel, Scomberomorus munroi: 20.8 m/s (47 mph)
  6. Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares: 20.5 m/s (46 mph)
  7. Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda: 12.1 m/s (27 mph)
  8. Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis: 9.4 m/s (21 mph)
  9. Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss: 8.0 m/s (18 mph)
  10. Sacramento pikeminnow, Ptychocheilus grandis: 6.7 m/s (15 mph)

Source: Fishbase
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