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takeketonga

1. (noun) striped marlin, Kajikia audax - a large fish up to 4 m. Has a long body with a long, stout bill and large head. Prominent first dorsal fin. Body blue-black dorsally, silvery white ventrally with about 15 rows of vertical, cobalt stripes consisting of round dots and bands. The most common billfish in Aotearoa/New Zealand waters and found around the North Island in summer.

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