Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
A state link is a recorded source association, not a catch guarantee or confirmation that targeting is legal. Check current regulations with the responsible state agency.
- Peak months
- Typical depth
- Typical size
- Up to 15 feet (1400 pounds)
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- Deep sea fish found from the surface down below 2,000 feet.
- diet
- Feed primarily on fishes, but may also consume invertebrates.
- preferred bait
- Not recorded
- preferred lures
- Not recorded
- techniques
- Fishing at night for swordfish often involves the use of chemical or other lights and heavy 8/0 to 11/0 hooks drifted with balloons to help detect the strike. Heavily overfished internationally.
- peak months
- Not recorded
States with a source record
Source evidence by state
- Florida — Swordfish · enriched: myfwc.com · catchafloridamemory.com · myfwc.com
- Texas — Swordfish · seed: tpwd.texas.gov · tpwd.texas.gov
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