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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Xiphiidae Swordfish

Genus: Xiphias

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Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 455 cm FL
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758

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Xiphias gladius
[Swordfish]
1 Species of Family Xiphiidae with Genus Xiphias
(Swordfish)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Xiphias gladius Swordfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 455 FL



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