Common name | Broadbill swordfish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | New Zealand |
Locality | |
Ref. | Ministry of Fisheries, 2011 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | inanimate object |
1st modifier | morphology |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Swordfishes have a long, flat-oval bill on the fronts of their heads which appear to be used to kill some of their prey (Ref. 5288). Also Ref. 9258. |