billfish
English
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Pronunciation
Noun
billfish (plural billfishes or billfish)
- Any of several fish, of the families Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
- 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, pages 7-8:
- Collectively, the billfishes are among the most sought-after game fishes because of their grace and power, in and out of the water.
- Other fish with elongated jaws:
- gars (Lepisosteidae)
- saury (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- silver gar (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Belonidae)
- northern pipefish (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Syngnathidae)
Translations
Istiophorids and Xiphiids
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