- 650 kg (1,430 lb) in weight. They are the sole
member of
their family,
Xiphiidae. The
swordfish is
named after its long pointed, flat bill,
which resembles...
- up the
family Istiophoridae; and swordfish, sole
member of the
family Xiphiidae. They are
often apex
predators which feed on a wide
variety of smaller...
- skeletons. The
suborder Menoidei includes the
family Menidae,
family Xiphiidae and
family Istiophoridae.
Members of this
suborder are
aquatic and exhibit...
- LACTARIIDAE, SPHYRAENIDAE, LEPTOBRAMIDAE, TOXOTIDAE, NEMATISTIIDAE, MENIDAE,
XIPHIIDAE, ISTIOPHORIDAE, CORYPHAENIDAE, RACHYCENTRIDAE,
ECHENEIDAE and CARANGIDAE"...
-
related to the
swordfish (which
itself is the sole
member of the
family Xiphiidae). The
carangiformes are
believed to be the second-closest
clade to marlins...
- Family:
Scombridae Family:
Carangidae Family:
Istiophoridae Family:
Xiphiidae Family:
Lethrinidae Family:
Lutjanidae Family:
Serranidae Family: Haemulidae...
- (order Rajiformes)
which have a
similar appearance, or
swordfish (family
Xiphiidae)
which have a
similar name but a very
different appearance. Sawfishes...
- from the
families Istiophoridae (marlin,
spearfish and sailfish) and
Xiphiidae (swordfish). It is
considered by some
fishermen to be a
pinnacle of big-game...
- (roosterfishes)
Suborder Menoidei Family Menidae Fitzinger 1873 (moonfishes)
Family Xiphiidae Rafinesque 1815 (swordfishes)
Family Istiophoridae Rafinesque 1815 (billfishes...
-
genus Protosphyraena is not at all
related to the true swordfish-family
Xiphiidae, but
belongs to the
extinct family Pachycormidae. As is the case with...
