Scientific Name:
Xiphias gladius

Vernacular Names:
Es/Sp: Pez Espada
Fr/Fr: Espadón
In/En: Swordfish

Local Names:
Colombia: Pez espada
Costa Rica: Pez espada
Chile: Albacora, Pez espada
Ecuador: Pez espada
México:Pez espada
Panamá: Pez espada
Perú: Pez espada

Commercial names: Pez espada, Swordfish.

Simile of international trade: Cosmopolitan.

Fishing season: All year round, during the periods with fullmoon.

Geographical distribution: Its distribution goes from 32° 43’ N to 37° 00’ S in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Habitat and biology: Species highly migrant, lives in tropical and temperate waters, epipelagic, oceanic though also frequents coastal waters. Very aggressive fish. It feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.

Length: Its mean length is 280 cm (TL).