Back Thôk kojèk ACE Swaardvis Afrikaans Xiphias gladius AN أبو سيف (سمكة) Arabic ابو سيف ARZ Xiphias gladius AST قیلینج بالیغی AZB Меч-рыба Byelorussian Риба меч Bulgarian Beg-sabrenn Breton
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| Family: | Xiphiidae Swainson, 1839 |
| Genus: | Xiphias Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species: | X. gladius
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| Binomial name | |
| Xiphias gladius | |
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The swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as the broadbill[5] in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed 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, and can typically be found from near the surface to a depth of 550 m (1,800 ft), and exceptionally up to depths of 2,234 m.[3] They commonly reach 3 m (10 ft) in length, and the maximum reported is 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) in length and 650 kg (1,430 lb) in weight.[4][6]
They are the sole member of their family, Xiphiidae.[7]
- ^ "Monata (Eocene of Kazakhstan)". PBDB.org.
- ^ Fierstine, Harry L. (1990). "A paleontological review of three billfish families (Istiophoridae, Xiphiidae, and Xiphiorhynchidae)" (PDF). Biological Sciences: 11.
- ^ a b Collette, B.B; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Graves, J.; Juan Jorda, M.; Pohlot, B.; Restrepo, V.; Schratwieser, J. (2022). "Xiphias gladius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T23148A46625751.en. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Xiphias gladius" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ Grey, Zane (2000). Tales of Swordfish and Tuna. Lanham, Maryland and New York, New York, USA: The Derrydale Press. p. 107. ISBN 9781493048809.
- ^ Gardieff, S. "Swordfish". Florida Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Xiphiidae" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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