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Commercial Fishery Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Photographs and Information



Commercial Fishing for Broadbill Swordfish:

 

Map showing areas in Australian waters where Broadbill Swordfish are found.Swordfish are also known as Broadbills.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Swordfish have no pelvic fins. There is one keel on each side of their caudal peduncle. The two dorsal fins are widely separated in adults but continuous in juveniles. There are no scales on the body of adult Swordfish. They have a long, flattened bill.

COMPARISONS: Adults resemble Marlins in general appearance, but have a quite different bill shape and fin arrangement.

FILLETS: Swordfish are too large for filleting and are instead usually sold as steaks or cutlets. Their flesh is pale to pinkish and the texture of the flesh is comparatively fine.

HABITAT: Swordfish live in a marine habitat and they are nomadic in the open ocean. They are thought to migrate to the surface at night to feed and mainly descend to depths of 600 meters or so during the day.

CATCHING METHOD: Caught by tuna longliners but can be targeted by using light sticks attached to squid bait

Scientific Name Xiphias gladius
Location Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA
Season All year round
Size To over 4.5 metres and over 600kg
Australian Species Code 37 442001
Taste, Texture medium taste, firm texture.  Highly prized.

Fresh whole swordfish on ice, commercial swordfish fishery

Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
French: Espadon
German: Schwertfisch
Italian: Pesce Spada
Spanish: Pez Espada
Japanese: Mekajiki
Hawaii names: A`u ku; A`u
Sri Lanka: Sappara

 

Swordfish sushi

Wild caught.

Recovery Rate
Steaks: 60% from headed and gutted striped marlin and 70% from headed and gutted swordfish.

Swordfish has a higher recovery rate than striped marlin because it is often sold skin on and the belly flap is kept.

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See Also:
Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Photographs and Information

Catching Broadbill Swordfish | Fishing for Broadbill

Cooking Broadbill Swordfish | Recipes for Swordfish

Commercial Fishery Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Photographs and Information

Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Links & Resources

 


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