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Xiphias gladius 劍旗魚

Scientific Name:     Xiphias gladius       
Nomenclater:     Linnaeus, 1758
Family:     F476  Xiphiidae
Holotype-Locality:     Europe
Habitats:     Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal     
Economic Fish:     Yes
Habitats Depth:     0 - 650 M     
Aquarium Fish:     No
Poisonous Fish:     No     
Edible Fish:     Yes
Synonyms:     Phaethonichthys tuberculatus, Tetrapterus imperator, Xiphias estara, Xiphias gladius estara, Xiphias imperator, Xiphias rondeletti, Xiphias thermaicus  
Reference:     Shen, S. C. etc 1993. Fishes of Taiwan. Nakamura, I., 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 5. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date.. FAO Fish. Synop. 5(125):65 p. Su  Conrad, G.M. 1937 Conrad, G.M. 1937 Raven, H.C. etc. 1937 Raven H. C. ,LaMonte Francesca 1937 Conrad G. M. 1937 Conrad G. Miles 1937 G. Miles Conrad 1937 G. Miles Conrad 1937 H. C. Raven etc. 1937 Nigrelli, R.F. 1938 Nigrelli Ross F. 1938 Ross F. Nigrelli 1938 Conrad, G.M. 1940 Conrad G. Miles 1940 G. Miles Conrad 1940 HIROSHI YABE 1951 Eschmeyer, W. N. 1963 Scott, W.B. etc. 1972 Yasuda, F. etc. 1978 Potthoff, T. etc. 1982 Chi-Lu Sun, Sheng-Ping Wang, etc. 2002 林筱齡 2003 Sheng-Ping Wang, Chi-Lu Sun, etc. 2003 王勝平 2004  文獻
Redlist Status:     IUCN Redlist: Endangered(EN)  
Common Name in Engulish:     Sword fish; Swordfish; Broad-bill sword-fish; Broadbill swordfish; Broadbill; Swordfish
Chinese Name transliteration:     jian ci yu, jian yu, ci yu jiu, ding wan jiu, jian yu
Distribution in Taiwan:     East、South、North East、LanI Is.
Distribution in World:     global
Max Lenth:      455 cm
Specimen List:      ASIZP0059907. FRIP21456.  Download 2 records Download 2 records
Characteristic:     The body is elongated and cylindrically. Upper jaw prolonged into a sword-like long bill, flat-oval in cross-section; eye large. Caudal peduncle with large keel present on each side and a deep notch on both the dorsal and ventral surfaces. No pelvic fins. Lateral line absent in adults, but recognizable in specimens to about 1 m body length as a wave line, disappearing with growth. Adults scaleless but scales with small spines present in specimens to about 1 m body length. Back and sides of body blackish-brown, gradually fading to light-brown on ventral side.
Habitats:     The swordfish is epi-and mesopelagic, oceanic species, usually found in surface waters warmer than 13℃, the optimum temperature range being 18℃ to 22℃ in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The swordfish has the greatest temperature tolerance among billfishes
Distribution:     The swordfish is highly migratory species, cosmopolitan in tropical, temperate and sometimes cold waters of all oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. Mt DNA restriction analysis reveal that geneti
Utility:     The quality of the flesh is excellent for steaks, canning or “Teriyaki” (grilled meat with sugar; soy-sauce and rice wine in the Japan way). Marketed mostly fresh or frozen. Large individuals may accumulate large percentages of mercury in its flesh.

 

 

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