Black Marlin
Speed: Around 82 MPH
Black Marlin are considered to be among the fastest fish species known. While a lot of people believe that the media has overhyped their speed for years, Black Marlins are actually incredibly fast fish. They do not typically show this, however. That is why most records of speeds have them top out around 22 mph. In spite of this, there have been instances when they needed to go faster and that once led to a recording of around 82 mph.
It might seem odd to trust one or two reports on speed, but they were said to be from marine biologists. Either way, we’re taking the reports to be accurate. That said, the Black Marlin species is by no means a small species of fish. They are able to get a little over 15 feet in length and weigh in at over 1,600lbs. While it is rare to see any fish completely top out like this, they are all going to be at least somewhere around half of this or more. In our book, that is pretty dang large. It’s not shocking that they are able to move fast. Anything that makes larger strides or larger movements can cover larger ground.