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Bony fish

Broadbill Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Also known as: Atlantic Swordfish, Broadbill, Harpoon Swordfish, Marlin

NTNear ThreatenedIUCN Red List, 2022
Adult
@mjspirate · Offshore, Guyana · June 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, or small, loose schools, in any depths of water, sometimes in coastal waters, but usually in Oceanic waters, migrating towards temperate to cold waters in the summer, and back to warm waters, in the fall.
Widespread Atlantic Ocean, IndianOcean, Mediterranean, Pacific Ocean

Found around the world, a highly prized game fish!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean
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Found singly, pairs, or small, loose schools, in any depths of water, sometimes in coastal waters, but usually in Oceanic waters, migrating towards temperate to cold waters in the summer, and back to warm waters, in the fall.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCarangiformes
    5. familyXiphiidae
    6. genusXiphias
    7. speciesXiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758

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    More in the family

    Carangiformes