{"id":2508,"date":"2007-07-31T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/31\/swordfish-fact-shee\/"},"modified":"2020-03-10T11:11:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:11:56","slug":"swordfish-fact-shee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/swordfish-fact-shee\/","title":{"rendered":"Swordfish fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Xiphias gladius <\/em>| Swordfish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The sworfish has an elongated snout, like a sword. Its back has a dark brown or black colouration and the belly is greyish white. It is the only member of the Xiphiidae<\/em> family and Xiphias<\/em> gender. They are found in tropical and temperate oceans around the world. In Azores the high catch season for swordfish occurs in the Autumn (September and November). Although they can be abudant, swordfish are not usually caught by sport fishermen. They of more importance to commercial fishermen who usually catch them at night and rarely during the day. Commercial fishermen in the Azores are known to occasionally catch large specimens of more than 600 pounds. We can find this species in the epipelagic and mesopelagic zones (from 0 to 800m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length:\u00a0<\/strong>4,3 m (max)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight:\u00a0<\/strong>540kg – 650kg (max)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diet:\u00a0<\/strong>Cephalopod, crustaceans and fishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longevity:\u00a0<\/strong>17 years (max)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reproduction:\u00a0<\/strong>Oviparous with external fertilization<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longevity:\u00a0<\/strong>17 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Status:\u00a0<\/strong>Overfished<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other languages<\/strong>
Portuguese: Espadarte
Spanish: Pez espada
French:\u00a0Espadon
Italian: Pesce spada
German: Schwertfisch
Dutch: Zwaardvis
Swedish: Sv\u00e4rdfisk
Norwegian: Sverdfisk\u00a0
Danish: Sv\u00e6rdfisk
Finnish: Miekkakala
Polish:\u00a0Miecznik
Russian:\u00a0\u041c\u0435\u0447-\u0440\u044b\u0431\u0430<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Xiphias gladius | Swordfish The sworfish has an elongated snout, like a sword. Its back has a dark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[313],"tags":[277,238],"yoast_head":"\nSwordfish fact sheet - Azores Whales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/swordfish-fact-shee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swordfish fact sheet - Azores Whales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Xiphias gladius | Swordfish The sworfish has an elongated snout, like a sword. 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