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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

Parent Species:

See Xiphias gladius

Common Name(s):

English

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Swordfish

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered A1bd ver 2.3
Year Published:	1996
Date Assessed:	1996-08-01
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor(s):	Safina, C.

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

Citation:	Safina, C. 1996. Xiphias gladius (North Atlantic stock). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 July 2014.
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