Common name of Xiphias gladius
 
Common name Sword fish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Djibouti
Locality
Ref. Bouhlel, M., 1988
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
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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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