Striped Marlin Fish Mounts - You can easily order through this website or call us if you prefer. GFM individually handcrafts each defined and detailed fish replica by hand, one-at-a-time. Every fish reproduction is perfectly airbrushed to resemble each species' most noticeable and distinct color patterns.

By combining the best prices, unmatched quality while supporting and promoting the practice of catch-and-release fishing, Global Fish Mounts continues to be the go-to company for all Freshwater and Saltwater fish mounts. We offer most sizes and species of any fish, including the Striped Marlin seen here.

Variety of Sizes Available: Global Fish Mounts offers mounts of Striped Marlin in a wide variety of different sizes. The models and sizes displayed on this page represent recently produced mounts. As we continuously add more sizes to our product list, and if you do not see the size you are looking for, or simply need more details about the process, please contact us by calling 954-942.1417 or Email: [email protected].

• Fishmount Species Information
• Scientific Name: Tetrapturus audax
• Average Weight: 125 - 300 lbs
• Location & Habitat: Striped Marlin travel the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, ranging down as far south as latitude 34 degrees. They are commonly found in water temperatures that ranging from 65 F to 75 F and are the most widely distributed of all billfish. Striped marlin spend most of their time in thermocline which is the upper layer of the ocean just beneath the mixed layer. Striped marlin are a highly migratory species.
• Biology: The body of the Striped Marlin is stretched out and compressed. It also have the thinnest bill of any marlin species but the highest dorsal fin, which normally is at least equal to the depth of their body. Distinct from a Black marlin the leaf shaped pectoral fins on a striped marlin can be folded alongside the body. Striped marlin lower jaw is narrow and pointed, whereas blues and blacks have solid, stocky lower jaws. Blue marlin do display stripes too, which may cause confusion with striped marlin at times, but the stripes on a blue fade very quickly when stressed or dead. The bars on a striped marlin remain prominent even after death occurs.
• Physical Description: The body of the striped marlin is elongate and compressed. The upper jaw is much extended, forming a rounded spear. Smaller than the blue marlin, the striped marlin has a dark steel blue back that is lined with dark cobalt blue or lavender stripes, fading to a silver white underside.The first dorsal fin at its highest point, is from 75% to a 100% of the body depth with the length going back to almost the second dorsal fin. The striped marlin's dorsal fin is generally higher in its total height than other marlin species. The dorsal fin has many dark black to purplish-black spots scattered throughout with a light purplish or violet blue background. The anterior part of the dorsal is pointed like the blue marlin. The second dorsal is slightly posterior to the second anal fin and is also pointed.The pectoral fins of the striped are pointed, fold easily against the body and are slightly shorter than the longer pectoral fins of the sailfish. Striped marlin pectoral fins are generally straight, with a slight curve on the bottom. The striped marlin has the most pronounced vertical line markings. Generally fourteen to twenty vertical stripes from the true gill plate to the caudal peduncle. The stripes are prominent lavender to blue in color and they appear wider than the stripes on sailfish and seem to be made up of various size dots to form lines.