Ma'anar ƙamus na "blue marlin" babban kifi ne na farauta, ana samunsa a cikin ruwaye masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi, mai tsayin jiki, lissafin lissafi, da launin shuɗi na musamman a bayansa. Fitaccen kifi ne na wasa kuma masunta na wasanni galibi suna nemansa. Sunan kimiyya shine Makaira nigricans.
