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Scientific Name: Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Swordfish, Broadbill, Broadbill swordfish
Local/Bangla Name: Talwar machh (তলোয়ার মাছ)
Photo: Fishes of Australia
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Xiphiidae
Description:
The upper jaw is flattened and extended into an elongated, sword-like bill. Pectoral fins are falcate and somewhat rigid. There are two distinct anal fins with the first being much longer than the second. Juveniles exhibit elongated bills on both jaws and their dorsal and anal fins are continuous. The head and body display colors such as blackish brown, dark grey, bronze or bluish black dorsally, while the underside is paler. The fin membrane of the first dorsal fin is dark blackish brown and the other fins are brown or blackish brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal regions of Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 485 p.
Other References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
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