Common name of Xiphias gladius
 
Common name Swordfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Niue
Locality
Ref. Dalzell, P., S.R. Lindsay and H. Patiale, 1991
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).
 
Entered by Pauly, Daniel
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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