| Main Ref. | Domeier ML, Speare P, 2012, Dispersal of Adult Black Marlin (Istiompax indica) from a Great Barrier Reef Spawning Aggregation., PLoS ONE 7(2): e31629. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031629; Martin Russell, 2017, pers. comm. | ||
| Spawning type | Pair spawning | ||
| Aggregation type | Transient | ||
| Spawning evidence | |||
| Direct | |||
| Postovulatory follicles; Hydrated eggs | |||
| Indirect | |||
| GSI; Courtship; High seasonal landings; Multiple gravid females; Mature gonads | |||
| Status | Unknown | ||
| Lunar phase | |||
| Habitat type | Pelagic; Outer reef slope; Fore reef; Deep water reef; Atoll | ||
| Management | Marine Protected Area | Gear | Hook and Line |
| Country | Australia | ||