Fish ID

[Squidnation]

Got this off of Facebook. Anglers say its two baby blue marlin. Not disagreeing just wondering what you all think.

[JimmyC]

They look like spearfish to me.

[Capt. kapoc]

i dunno i'd lean towards spearfish but their both tagged so i guess they will find out eventually

[Johnk1040]

I would say small sails....

[fishvenezuela]

Juvinile striped marlin............... Were they caught in the Pacific?

Refer to the PV longbill spearfish thread posted by Josh Temple sometime this past year.

[HOLWACHAGOT]

How does one rule out baby Blue Marlin? Is there a distinguishing characteristic in the photo that disproves baby Blue Marlin. Or even distinguish a stripey from a rat blue at such a small size.
Perhaps someone can clarify.
Holwachagot

[WhiteySlayer]

Look like sails or spears me but I guess their dorsal could develop into a marlin fin.

[bigfish4me]

Looks like an awful lot of dorsal fin....possibly small sails....cool fish either way, one of these days I will catch my first bill fish and go for a swim dockside.

[Bert Rodgers]

Sails that size have fully developed dorsal fins so and are unmistakeable. My guess is spears.

Bert

[mozza]

They were ID'd by a fish expert in the latest australian sportfishing mag as Stripeys.