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Xiphias gladius (North Atlantic stock)

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES XIPHIIDAE

Scientific Name: Xiphias gladius (North Atlantic stock)
Species Authority: Linneaus, 1758
Common Name/s:
English – Swordfish

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A1bd ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Safina, C.
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – northeast; Atlantic – northwest; Atlantic – western central
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Marine

Bibliography [top]

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
Citation: Safina, C. 1996. Xiphias gladius (North Atlantic stock). In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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