Atlantic swordfish - Xiphias gladius

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Xiphias gladius
Author Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 172482
Common Names English: swordfish
English: broadbill
Spanish: emperador
Spanish: pez espada
French: espadon
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Teleostei
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii
          Order: Perciformes
            Suborder: Xiphioidei
              Family: Xiphiidae
                Genus: Xiphias
Taxonomic Children
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN172482
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)65
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets13
Year1963 - 2022
Latitude7.84 - 44.57
Longitude-96.23 - 16.08
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