Author Frederick Whymper (1838–1901)
English: Common Sword-Fish
Subject: Xiphias, Swordfish
Tag: Expositions, Fish
Date 1883
Source/Photographer
English: Whymper, F. (1883) Fisheries of the World : an Illustrated and Descriptive Record of the International Fisheries Exhibition, 1883, London: Cassell : Co.: Limited, p. 348
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_33019_Common_Sword-Fish.jpeg
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. |
