Common name of Xiphias gladius
 
Common name Swordfish
Language English
Type AFS
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Swordfishes have a long, flat-oval bill on the fronts of their heads which appear to be used to kill some of their prey (Ref. 5288). Also Ref. 276.
 
Entered by Froese, Rainer
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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