The metallic blue sailfish is the second fastest fish in the sea.
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A 73-year-old woman suffered injuries to her groin when she was pierced by the sharp, long snout of a swordfish that jumped out as friends of hers were fishing for it from a boat off the coast of Florida, media reported Sunday.
Katherine Perkins was stabbed as she was preparing to take a photo of the 100-pound fish caught by two of her friends and the animal jumped out of the water, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
Both fishermen applied pressure to the woman’s wound while returning to shore, in the town of Stuart, on the southeast coast of Florida.
The media detail that the event occurred on Tuesday, July 19 and do not report the status of the woman.
Sailfish (Istiophorus), which inhabit the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, have, in addition to the long front tip, a sail-shaped dorsal fin and can reach up to 3 meters in length and weigh more than 100 kilos.
Over short distances, the metallic blue sailfish is the second fastest fish in the sea following the mako shark, which can swim up to 124 kilometers per hour.
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