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Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758

Swordfish
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Japan country information

Common names: Dakuda, Meka, Mekajiki
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 43, 9987, 559.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sonoyama, T., K. Ogimoto, S. Hori, Y. Uchida and M. Kawano, 2020
National Database:

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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Xiphiidae (Swordfish)
Etymology: Xiphias: Greek, xiphos = sword (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

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