Family Xiphiidae - Swordfish
  Order
:
Xiphiidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 1 | Species : 1 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary     Paleocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Premaxilla and nasal bones extremely elongated, forming a pointed, depressed, sharp-edged sword. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Adults scaleless. No pelvic fins and girdle. Adults lacking jaw teeth. One median keel on each side of the caudal peduncle in adults. Vertebrae 26. Maximum length 4.5 m. The morphological adaptations required for maintaining high brain and retinal temperatures are discussed in Brock et al. 1993 Science 260:210-214. Of high commercial value.
  Etymology
:
Greek, xiphos = sword. 1667 ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
very active
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Carangaria | | | Istiophoriformes | | | Xiphiidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Xiphiidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
! Xiphasia gladius (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Xyphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphias imperator Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Tetrapterus imperator (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymjuniornew
Xiphias rondeletii Leach, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
! Xiphias rondeletti Leach, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphias estara Phillipps, 1932
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphias gladius estara Phillipps, 1932
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Xiphias thermaicus Serbetis, 1951
synonymjuniororiginal
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