Scientific Name
Xiphias gladius
Vernacular Names:
Es/Sp: Pez Espada
Fr/Fr: Espadón
In/En: Swordfish
Local Names:
Colombia: Pez espada
Costa Rica: Pez espada
Chile: Albacora, Pez espada
Ecuador: Pez espada
México:Pez espada
Panamá: Pez espada
Perú: Pez espada
Commercial names: Pez espada, Swordfish.
Simile of international trade: Cosmopolitan.
Fishing season:All year round, during the periods with fullmoon.
Geographical distribution:Its distribution goes from 32° 43’ N to 37° 00’ S in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Habitat and biology: Species highly migrant, lives in tropical and temperate waters, epipelagic, oceanic though also frequents coastal waters. Very aggressive fish. It feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.
Length: Its mean length is 280 cm (TL).
