Blue or Black, which is it?

[John M]

Question, the pic below is it a blue or black marlin? My wife caught the fish out of Tropic Star last august, we thought it was blue at the time, but now not so sure.

[Keith Poe]

Hey John Great picture

Try this link

Marlin Identification

Then come back and open the page to 400% and open your pictures thumb nail and look at the anal fin and tell me what you think ?

[John M]

thanks Keith, The pic is in the new Guy Harvery book "panama Paradise" which is why I was wondering if it was blue or black. My wife caught that fish int he last 45 minutes of the last day of last trip to tropic star last august.

Ive confirmed it as a black. the bill (wider and shorter) dorseal fin shape and the jump style all are that of the black.