Description
Xiphias gladius
Date 1869
Source De visschen Schlegel, H. (Hermann)
Author Anonymous
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xiphias_gladius_juvenile.jpg

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as broadbills or broadbill swordfish in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.