id: 487

name: Bluefish

flavor_bible_name_variants: bluefish,crayfish,monkfish,sea urchin,swordfish,tilefish

flavor_bible_pairings_ids: chile peppers chipotle,cilantro,lemon,lime juice,marjoram,mustard brown,olive oil,onions red,rosemary,sugar,thyme,tomatoes,vinegar cider,wine

status: draft

source: foodb,flavor_bible

food_db_name: Swordfish

flavor_db_name_variants: swordfish

name_scientific: Xiphias gladius

description: Swordfish, also known as broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and can typically be found from near the surface to a depth of 550 m . They commonly reach 3 m in length, and the maximum reported is 4.55 m in length and 650 kg in weight. They are the sole member of their family Xiphiidae.

itis_id: 172482

wikipedia_id: Swordfish

picture_file_name: 498.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 67420

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:38:03.000Z

legacy_id: 525

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Fishes

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:45.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:26.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 8245

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00487