Fishes are the most common marine animals and the fastest water species as well. Sailfish is the fastest fish in the world which can swim at a speed of 110 Km. per hour. Marlin is the second fastest fist in the world with a speed of 80 Km per hour. Rest of the top ten fastest swimming species are given here.

Sailfish can swin with a speed of 110 Km per hour. It is the fastest marine animal found in warmer parts of 5 oceans of the world. Notable characteristics of sailfish are erectile dorsal fin known as a sail and the elongated bill. Sailfish are also famous for their high jumps and speeds and for this reason they are liked worldwide for recreational purposes. Another notable characteristic of sailfish is that, it can quickly change change the color of its body which is instigated by its nervous system.
Marlin can swim with a speed of 80 Km per hour. Marlin is the second fastest fish in the world. It also has dorsal fin and the elongated bill. The large sized marlin are found in The Atlantic which are known as Atlantic Blue Marlin.
Bluefin Tuna can sail in the water with a speed of 74 kilometers per hour. Which makes it the third fastest or sharpest animal of the world. Bluefish tuna of The Atlantic is the most popular atlantic fish. It is one of the heaviest, largest and fastest or sharpest fish of the world.
Yellowfin Tuna can swin at a rate of 70 Kilometers per hour. They are one of the most beautiful and fastest fishes on the earth. Found in indian ocean, atlantic ocean and pacific ocean, it is one of the most popular fishes for fishing.  With its perfect symmetry, huge tail, and torpedo shape, the yellowfin tuna is capable of huge speeds to capture its prey and escape the attention of the mako sharks and marlin.
Blue Shark is found in world’s tropical and temperate oceans. It is the fifth fastest water animal of the world which can swim with a speed of 69 km/h. Blue sharks are known to migrate long distances. They can go deep into the oceans.
Wahoo sails with a speed of 66 km/h therefore it is the sixth fastest fish in the world. It has popular for its high quality flesh and it is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans of the world.
Bonefish is commonly eaten and weighs about 10 kg. It can swim with a speed of 64 km/h so it is considered as the seventh sharpest fish on earth waters. It likes to live in warm waters of the world like indian ocean etc.
Swordfish also known as Broadbill. It is highly predatory and the fastest marine animal on earth. It has long flat bill and it’s recorded speed is equal to Bonefish which is 64 Km/h. Swordfish is known as swordfish because of its sword like sharp beak.
Tarpin can swim with a speed of 56 km/h.
Tiger Shark is the tenth fastest fish of the world with a speed of 53 km/h. The tiger shark is a predator, known for eating a wide range of animals.
January 5, 2010 | Talib Akhtar | 2 Comments | 236 views