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The swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as the broadbill [5] in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood.
The swordfish has the longest bill, about one-third its body length. Like a true sword, it is smooth, flat, pointed and sharp. The bills of other billfish are shorter and rounder, more like spears. [40] Billfish normally use their bills to slash at schooling fish. They swim through the fish school at high speed, slashing left and right, and ...
Using the weight calculation formula, the swordfish measured 138 inches overall — 98 from the lower jaw to the fork of the tail — and had a girth of 64 inches. "It was a fat fish, too.
Some species in the genus Kudoa with the most notable effects of the commercial fishing and aquaculture industries are: K. musculoliquefaciens in Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), K. thyrsites in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), K. clupeidae in Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus), K. septempunctata in Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus ...
The genus Eurylaimus was introduced in 1821 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield to accommodate the banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name means 'broad throat', from the Greek eurus ( εὐρύς , 'broad, wide') and laimos ( λαιμός , 'throat').
Sea Salt Brownie Bites. 2023 F&W Best New Chef Isabel Coss swears by TJ’s Sea Salt Brownie Bites. These fudgy brownies, cut into eight squares, are packed with chocolate chips and finished with ...
Fill a bowl with ice water. In a saucepan of salted boiling water, blanch the spinach until tender and bright green, 1 minute. Drain, then transfer to the ice bath. Drain the spinach and squeeze ...
Broadbill may refer to the bird families: the Eurylaimidae, a family of birds known as the Asian and Grauer’s broadbills; the Calyptomenidae, a family of birds known as the African and green broadbills; Broadbill may also refer to: Broadbills, a common alternate name for monarch flycatchers in the genus Myiagra