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Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), leaping 68 MPH

Here's a table of other speeds from http://elasmo-research.org/education/topics/r_haulin'_bass.htm
Species (Scientific Name), Mode of Travel
[if other than swimming] Speed (mph) Abalone (Haliotis), crawling 0.012 Blenny (Zoarces) 0.5 Goby (Gobius minutus) 0.6 Rock Gunnel (Pholis gunnelus) 0.7 Sprat (Clupea sprattus) 1.4 Stickleback (Spinachia spinachia) 1.75 Flounder (Pleuronectes flesus) 2.4 Eel (Anguilla rostrata) 2.4 Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) 2.9 Searobin (Trigla) 3.1 Herring (Clupea harengus) 3.6 Human (Homo sapiens) 5.04 Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) 5.4 Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus) 8 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 12 Pacific Salmon (Oncorynchus), leaping 14 Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) 17 Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) 17 Pacific Whitesided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) 17 Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) 20 Market Squid (Loligo opalescens) 20 Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) 22 Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) 23.6 Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) 24.5 Pacific Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) 24.7 California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) 25 Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) 25.42 Barracuda (Sphyraena) 27 Blue Whale (Balaenopterus musculus) 29.76 Shortfin Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) 30.4 Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) 31 Dall's Porpoise (Phocaenoides dalli), leaping 34.5 Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) 34.5 Flying Fish (Exocoetidae), gliding 35 Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), leaping 37 Bonito (Sarda), leaping 40 Albacore (Thunnus alalunga), leaping 40 Blue-fin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus), leaping 43.4 Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares), leaping 46.35 Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), leaping 47.88 Marlin (Makaira), leaping 50 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), leaping 60 Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), leaping 68
the fastest water animal is the sail fish

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The black marlin is the fastest fish in the world.

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The Sailfish.

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