Hoe herken je Swordfish?

Swordfish in the North Sea: identification and occasional occurrence as a vagrant.

Waar vind je Swordfish in Nederland?

Fishing Intelligence toont de beste locaties voor Swordfish op basis van echte vangstgegevens, waterkwaliteit en habitatvoorspellingen in Nederlandse wateren.

Wanneer is het visseizoen voor Swordfish?

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Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Max. lengte

455.0 cm

Max. gewicht

650.0 kg

Het visseizoen is momenteel open.

Identification

Unmistakable: the upper jaw is extended into a long, flat sword up to a third of total body length. Torpedo-shaped, up to 4.5 meters and over 500 kg. Adults have no scales and no teeth. The dorsal fin is tall and sickle-shaped.

Behavior & ecology

A solitary apex predator of the open ocean hunting squid and pelagic fish. The sword is used to stun prey. Can dive to 800 meters and is among the fastest fish in the world (possibly up to 80 km/h).

In the Netherlands

An occasional vagrant in the North Sea. Normally lives in warmer, deeper waters of the Atlantic and Mediterranean. A swordfish in the North Sea is always major news.

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