The first picture is a baby swordfish, which looks the size of a toothpick, the second picture is a young swordfish, two beauties can barely hold it, and picture three is a 17-year-old American boy catching a 314-kilogram giant swordfish.
The swordfish is similar in size to the sailfish, but the snout is flattened, sword-like and protruding and significantly elongated. The teeth are found only in juvenile fish and disappear completely as they grow. Adults are scaleless and have a rough feeling only on the lower part of the chest. The lateral line is underdeveloped with 1 strong protrusion ridge on each side of the caudal peduncle. There are 2 dorsal fins, the base of the first dorsal fin is very short and triangular, accounting for 1/3 of the front of the body, and the second dorsal fin is short and biased towards the posterior end of the fish body. There are 2 fins, with the first fin being more developed. The caudal fin is deeply bifurcated, can exceed 5 meters in length and weigh up to 500 kg.
The swordfish feeds on squid and fish. Although large, it can swim up to 100 kilometers per hour, and is one of the fastest fish in the sea, spawning from August to September every year, with a fierce temperament, often attacking large aquatic creatures such as whales with its long snout.
Swordfish is edible fish, the meat is white and slightly reddish, the meat is soft and fatty, it is a good material for sashimi, can also be made into fish soup, fish balls and other items, is also a famous game fishing, but be careful of the accumulation of mercury in the body, not suitable for long-term consumption.
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