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swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Subject: swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
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swordfish (Xiphias gladius)


Description
Date 1828-1849.
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/10438723295
Author Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc; Cuvier, Georges; Valenciennes
Full title Histoire naturelle des poissons / par m. le bon Cuvier ... et par M. Valenciennes.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Histoire_naturelle_des_poissons_(10438723295).jpg

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as broadbills or broadbill swordfish in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

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