Common name | Swordfish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
Locality | |
Ref. | Edwards, A., 1990 |
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). |