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Swordfish
Species Information
| Scientific Name: | Xiphias gladius |
| Common Names: | swordfish, broadbill, broad bill, sword |
| Environment: | Offshore |
| Ideal Temp: | 64-72°F (18-22°C) |
About Swordfish
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius; from Greek ξίφος: sword, and Latin gladius: sword), are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
They are the sole member of their family, Xiphiidae. Females are larger than males, and Pacific swordfish reach a greater size than northwest Atlantic and Mediterranean swordfish. They reach maturity at 4–5 years of age and the maximum age is believed to be at least 9 years. The oldest swordfish found in a recent study were a 16-year-old female and 12-year-old male. Swordfish ages are derived, with difficulty, from annual rings on fin rays rather than otoliths, since their otoliths are small in size.
Swordfish prefer water temperatures between 18 and 22 °C (64 and 72 °F), but have the widest tolerance among billfish, and can be found from 5 to 27 °C (41 to 81 °F). This highly migratory species typically moves towards colder regions to feed during the summer. Swordfish feed daily, most often at night, when they rise to surface and near-surface waters in search of smaller fish. During the day, they commonly occur to depths of 550 m (1,800 ft) and have exceptionally been recorded as deep as 2,878 m (9,442 ft). Adults feed on a wide range of pelagic fish, such as mackerel, barracudinas, silver hake, rockfish, herring, and lanternfishes, but they also take demersal fish, squid, and crustaceans. In the northwestern Atlantic, a survey based on the stomach content of 168 individuals found 82% had eaten squid and 53% had eaten fish, including gadids, scombrids, butterfish, bluefish, and sand lance. Large prey are typically slashed with the sword, while small are swallowed whole.
Swordfish Fishing
| World Record: | 536.15 kg (1182 lb 0 oz) Iquique, Chile |
| # Fish Caught: | 3482530 documented in database. |
| Earliest Record: | 12/31/1639 12:00:00 AM and located at 51.65682, -2.58686. |
| Latest Record: | 2/1/2029 12:00:00 AM and located at 39.98333, 1.83333. |
| Common Techniques: | Bottom Fishing |
| Popular Lure Types: | Bottom Rig |
| Fishing Spots: | 84635 Swordfish fishing spots. |
Latest Swordfish Fishing Reports and Spots
Swordfish - 10/20/2024 1:49:46 PM
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Another weekend of fishing is underway! We had a few boats venture out on October 4th that came back with plenty of meat fish to fill their fre (
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We had 33 boats fish out of Sunset Marina and Fishermans Marina yesterday! The swordfish and mahi bite were hot! “Fish On” and “Par Five” came (
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96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 04/10/24 Credit: Western Wanderers Our contributors Sam Bo (
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96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 13/09/24 Picture: Matt Bielecki Our contributors Sam Bock (
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96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 30/08/24 Fremantle Ports have confirmed that vehicle acces (
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The past few weeks have produced some seriously good offshore fishing in our area! With a couple of big offshore tournaments ( Gulfcoast Offsho (
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96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 09/08/24 This is the last sight for a lot of herring garfi (
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Debby is most likely to be quite a downer on fishing opportunities this week. But fortunately we won't feel much more severe impact than that o (
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96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 19/07/24 If you're wanting to see some cracking underwater (
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