Common name of Xiphias gladius
 
Common name Broadbill swordfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Papua New Guinea
Locality
Ref. Kailola, P.J., 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier morphology
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).
 
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