Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Near threatenedFishcarnivore
The swordfish is a powerful ocean hunter with a sleek body and a sharp, sword-like snout. It roams warm and mild waters across the globe, diving deep or cruising near the surface. Its smooth, toothless adult form makes it one of the most distinctive fish in the sea.
- Its sword-like bill can grow longer than a baseball bat.
- It sheds all its teeth and scales by the time it's fully grown.
- The heaviest recorded swordfish weighed as much as a grand piano.
OceanWorldwide
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Xiphias gladius
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Regions in this directory
- Worldwide
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened (NT)