broadbrill
Xiphias gladius latin

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are large fish characterized by a long, flat bill.

There is only one swordfish,xiphias gladius.

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

In July 2008, swordfish (Xiphias gladius) catch was reported on experimental hooks treated with electropositive metal.

Known predators of S. officinalis include large fish (such as monkfish and swordfish, Xiphias gladius) and whales.

Teuthowenia megalops are preyed upon by predatory fish like the blue shark (Prionace glauca) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius).

The commissioner believed the likeliest culprit in both men's deaths was the broadbill swordfish Xiphias gladius, whose tall dorsal fin would explain the fins sited during both attacks.

One family, Xiphiidae, contains only one species, the swordfish Xiphias gladius, and the other family, Istiophoridae contains 11 species in four genera, including marlin, spearfish and sailfish.