Swordfish  (Xiphias gladius)

Facts

Also known as:broadbill swordfish and broadbill
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Xiphiidae
Genus Xiphias (1)
Size Length: up to 445 cm (2)
Weight up to 540 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) by the IUCN Red List 2007. The North Atlantic stock is classified as Endangered (EN) (1).