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Xiphiidae 
AphiaID: 125574

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Perciformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English swordfish  [details]
German Schwertfische  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål sverdfiskfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk sverdfiskfamilien  [details]
Swedish svärdfiskar  [details]
All child
taxa
[hide all]		 Genus Xiphias Linnaeus, 1758
  » Species Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
  » Subspecies Xiphias gladius estara Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Xiphias ensis Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
» Species Xiphias estara Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Xiphias imperator Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Xiphias platypterus Shaw, 1792 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
» Species Xiphias rondeletti Leach, 1818 accepted as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Xiphias thermaicus Serbetis, 1951 accepted as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Xiphias velifer Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
» Species Xiphias velifer Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)

Genus Histiophorus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus Lacepède, 1801
  » Species Histiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804) accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
» Species Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
» Species Histiophorus audax Philippi, 1887 accepted as Kajikia audax (Philippi, 1887)
» Species Histiophorus belone (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Tetrapturus belone Rafinesque, 1810
» Species Histiophorus brevirostris Playfair, 1867 accepted as Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832)
» Species Histiophorus dubius Bleeker, 1872 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
» Species Histiophorus gladius (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
» Species Histiophorus granulifer Castelnau, 1861 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
» Species Histiophorus herschelii (Gray, 1838) accepted as Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
» Species Histiophorus immaculatus Rüppell, 1830 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
» Species Histiophorus indicus Cuvier, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
» Species Histiophorus orientalis Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 accepted as Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
» Species Histiophorus pulchellus Cuvier, 1832 accepted as Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Genus Phaethonichthys accepted as Xiphias Linnaeus, 1758
  » Species Phaethonichthys tuberculatus Nichols, 1923 accepted as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
Environment marine
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Note  Description: Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Premaxilla and nasal bones extremely elongated, forming a pointed, depressed, sharp-edged sword. Gill membranes not united to isthmus. Adults scaleless. No pelvic fins and girdle. Adults lacking jaw teeth. One median keel on each side of the caudal peduncle in adults. Vertebrae 26. Maximum length 4.5 m. The morphological adaptations required for maintaining high brain and retinal temperatures are discussed in Brock et al. 1993 Science 260:210-214. Of high commercial value. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125574
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Xiphiidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125574 on 2013-05-21
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