Taxonomy Profile: Xiphias gladius (Linnaeus 1758)

Xiphias gladius: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Tetrapturus imperator
Bloch and Schneider 1801
Xiphias estara
Phillipps 1932
Xiphias rondeletii
Leach 1818
Xiphias thermaicus
Serbetis 1951
Phaethonichthys tuberculatus
Nichols 1923
Common Name(s):
swordfish []
espadon []
broadbill []
emperador []
pez espada []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Xiphias gladius: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Xiphioidei
billfishes |
swordfishses |
sailfishses |
marlins |
spearfishes |
espadons |
voiliers |
Family : Xiphiidae
swordfishes |
espadas |
espadons |
Genus : Xiphias
swordfishes |
Species : Xiphias gladius
swordfish |
espadon |
broadbill |
emperador |
pez espada |
Xiphias gladius Direct Children(s):
Xiphias gladius: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 23-May-2008
Acquired:
2008-08-29
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nakamura, Izumi
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1985-01-01 / 1985-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Billfishes of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO Fisheries Synopsis (125), vol. 5
Page(s):
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-102232-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-01-01 / 2001-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba
Page(s):
21-57
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-985-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-06-01 / 2003-06-01
Article/Chapter Title:
An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2
Page(s):
159-248
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1092-6194
Notes:
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20
Page(s):
183
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-70-9/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nakamura, Izumi
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1985-01-01 / 1985-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Billfishes of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Marlins, Sailfishes, Spearfishes and Swordfishes Known to Date
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 5
Page(s):
iv + 65
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-102232-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collette, Bruce B. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Swordfish: Family Xiphiidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition
Page(s):
509-514
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-951-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-01-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
Page(s):
ix + 386
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-61-1/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collette, Bruce B., Jan R. McDowell, and John E. Graves
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-11-01 / 2006-11-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of Marine Science, vol. 79, no. 3
Page(s):
455-468
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0007-4977
Notes:
Proceedings of the 4th International Billfish Symposium
Reference for:
Xiphias gladius
Xiphias gladius: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
East Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Xiphias gladius: Comments