How much does a sailfish weigh?
Typical weight
30–100 kg
That is 66.1–220 lb.
A billfish with a huge dorsal sail; often called the fastest fish, though the famous 110 km/h figure comes from a 1940s reel test that modern tagging does not support.
How that compares
Sailfish against things of a similar mass.
Sailfish 30–100 kg
Green anaconda 30–227 kg
Spotted hyena 40–86 kg
Red kangaroo 18–92 kg
Reticulated python 25–160 kg
Gas grill 12–120 kg
Burmese python 20–182 kg
Drum kit 35–95 kg
More about a sailfish
- How long does a sailfish last? 4–15 yr
Common questions
- How much does a sailfish weigh?
- A sailfish weighs 30–100 kg (66.1–220 lb).
Related pages
- How long does a sailfish last? 4–15 yr
- How much does a lion weigh? 120–250 kg
- How much does a tiger weigh? 100–310 kg
- How much does a blue whale weigh? 50–190 t
- How much does a great white shark weigh? 520–2,000 kg
- How much does a cheetah weigh? 34–72 kg
- How much does a polar bear weigh? 150–700 kg
- How much does a grizzly bear weigh? 130–360 kg
- How much does a gray wolf weigh? 23–62 kg
- How much does a orca weigh? 1,300–10,000 kg
- How much does a saltwater crocodile weigh? 76–1,300 kg
Sources
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — NOAA (Public domain (US Government))