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billfishAny of several long-jawed fishes, especially those in the family Istiophoridae, including marlins, spearfishes, and sailfishes. The name is also applied to the gar, needlefish, and sauries (family Scomberesocidae), as well as to the swordfish (family Xiphiidae). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Whether he's along the Delaware River or straining to haul in a blue marlin during an apparently epic daylong struggle in the South Pacific, Raines can captivate even a city boy who doesn't know the difference between trolling and fly fishing, or the color of a certain billfish fly, or the strength of an Orvis Battenkill 10/11 saltwater reel. After an hourlong fight, we landed and released the spectacular billfish. Fossils found near Charleston suggest that adult members of Xiphiorhynchus rotundus, an extinct species of billfish related to today's swordfish and marlin, would easily exceed the lengths documented for world-record specimens of those oftsought fish. |
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