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near threatened
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Also known as: Broadbill Swordfish • Broad-bill sword-fish • Broadbill swordfish
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Xiphiidae• Order: Istiophoriformes
🛡️ Conservation Status
near threatened
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Swordfish, Broadbill Swordfish, Broad-bill sword-fish, Broadbill swordfish, Broadbill, Marlin, Sword fish, Sword-fish, swordfish, Thôk kojèk, swordfish sucker, A'u, Atlantic Swordfish, Shutome
Class:
Actinopteri
Conservation Status:
near threatened
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
8
Countries
Top Locations
North Atlantic Ocean
1
Mount Waddington, BC, Canada
1
8F65+8P3, Lembongan, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency, Bali 80771, Indonesia
1
Shad Bay, Halifax, NS, CA
1
Morze Bałtyckie
1
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First: 2/1/2005 · Latest: 9/24/2025
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