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billfish

Any 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).



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Estimating population biomass and recruitment of tunas and billfishes.
Mercury, food webs, and marine mammals: implications of diet and ... by Zeller, Dirk / Environmental Health Perspectives
Records from fishing boats highlight four areas showing unusual diversity in sharks, tuna, billfishes, and other big predators, says Boris Worm of the Institute for Marine Science in Kiel, Germany.
Ocean predators have diversity hot spots by Milius, S. / Science News
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