Scientific Name	Xiphias gladius   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Linnaeus, 1758	Depth	0 - 650M
Chinese	劍旗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	劍旗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F476　Xiphiidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	劍魚
Max Length	455 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	旗魚舅、丁挽舅、劍魚、大目旗魚、丁挽舅旗魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、LanI Is.
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Europe
Synonyms	Phaethonichthys tuberculatus, Tetrapterus imperator, Xiphasia gladius, Xiphias estara, Xiphias gladius estara, Xiphias imperator, Xiphias rondeletii, Xiphias rondeletti, Xiphias thermaicus, Xyphias gladius
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Conrad, G.M. 1937 Conrad, G.M. 1937 Raven, H.C. etc. 1937 Raven H. C. ,LaMonte Francesca 1937 Conrad G. M. 1937 Conrad G. Miles 1937 G. Miles Conrad 1937 G. Miles Conrad 1937 H. C. Raven etc. 1937 Nigrelli, R.F. 1938 Nigrelli Ross F. 1938 Ross F. Nigrelli 1938 Conrad, G.M. 1940 Conrad G. Miles 1940 G. Miles Conrad 1940 HIROSHI YABE 1951 Eschmeyer, W. N. 1963 Scott, W.B. etc. 1972 Yasuda, F. etc. 1978 Potthoff, T. etc. 1982 Chi-Lu Sun, Sheng-Ping Wang, etc. 2002 林筱齡 2003 Sheng-Ping Wang, Chi-Lu Sun, etc. 2003 王勝平 2004
Specimen List	ASIZP0059907. ASIZP0078910. ASIZP0078922. ASIZP0806227. ASIZP0806228. ASIZP0806229. ASIZP0916227. ASIZP0916228. ASIZP0916229. FRIP21456.
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sword fish; Swordfish; Broad-bill sword-fish; Broadbill swordfish; Broadbill; Swordfish
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Endangered(EN) A1bd 1996-08-01
Characteristic	The body is elongated and cylindrically. Upper jaw prolonged into a sword-like long bill, flat-oval in cross-section; eye large. Caudal peduncle with large keel present on each side and a deep notch on both the dorsal and ventral surfaces. No pelvic fins. Lateral line absent in adults, but recognizable in specimens to about 1 m body length as a wave line, disappearing with growth. Adults scaleless but scales with small spines present in specimens to about 1 m body length. Back and sides of body blackish-brown, gradually fading to light-brown on ventral side.
habitats	The swordfish is epi-and mesopelagic, oceanic species, usually found in surface waters warmer than 13℃, the optimum temperature range being 18℃ to 22℃ in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The swordfish has the greatest temperature tolerance among billfishes
Distribution	The swordfish is highly migratory species, cosmopolitan in tropical, temperate and sometimes cold waters of all oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. Mt DNA restriction analysis reveal that geneti
Utility	The quality of the flesh is excellent for steaks, canning or “Teriyaki” (grilled meat with sugar; soy-sauce and rice wine in the Japan way). Marketed mostly fresh or frozen. Large individuals may accumulate large percentages of mercury in its flesh.