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Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758

Swordfish
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Uruguay country information

Common names: Pez espada, Swordfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 43.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nión, H., C. Ríos and P. Meneses, 2016
National Database: Dinara

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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