Top 10: What are the fastest fish in the world?
There are plenty of fish in the sea, but which of them is the fastest fish?
Black marlin
Maximum speed: 129km/h
Range: Australian coast and tropical Indo-Pacific
Sailfish
Maximum speed: 110km/h
Range: Indian and Pacific Oceans
Striped marlin
Maximum speed: 80km/h
Range: Tropical and temperate regions of Indo-Pacific Ocean
Wahoo
Maximum speed: 78km/h
Range: Tropical and sub-tropical waters around the world
Mako shark
Maximum speed: 74km/h
Range: Tropical to temperate waters worldwide
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Maximum speed: 70km/h
Range: Open waters of the Atlantic Ocean
Blue shark
Maximum speed: 69km/h
Range: Deep waters of temperate and tropical oceans
Bonefish
Maximum speed: 64km/h
Range: Shallow, inshore tropical waters
Swordfish
Maximum speed: 64km/h
Range: Tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Fourwing flying fish
Maximum speed: 56km/h
Range: Subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific
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