Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 71039); rango de profundidad 0 - 1830 m (Ref. 86942), usually 0 - 350 m (Ref. 89423). Subtropical; 43°N - 56°S, 20°E - 68°W
Indian and Pacific: tropical and temperate waters. Although some stray individuals are found in the Atlantic Ocean, this species is believed to have its spawning grounds and principal populations only in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Highly migratory species.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 230 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9308); common length : 190 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9308); peso máximo publicado: 52.0 kg (Ref. 43)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 51 - 57; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 23. Dark blue above, blue splattered with brown on the sides, silvery white below; 1st dorsal fin plain dark blue, other fins brown or dark brown; anal fin bases with tinges of silvery white.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Oceanic and epipelagic, found above the thermocline (Ref. 9308). Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Also caught as a by-catch of long lines with hooks intended for tuna. Marketed frozen and prepared as fish cakes and sashimi in Japan (Ref. 9308). Also prepared as sausages.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Spawning is believed to occur mainly during the winter months, especially in warm offshore currents with surface temperature of about 25°C.
Nakamura, I., 1985. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 5. Billfishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and swordfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(5):65p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 43)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 13.9 - 28.8, mean 26.2 °C (based on 5116 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5630 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00228 - 0.00916), b=3.21 (3.02 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.5 ±0.76 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tm=2-4).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Vulnerabilidad climática (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 35.6 [15.9, 65.1] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.56, 2.01] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.3, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.296 [0.155, 0.612] g/100g; Selenium = 69.5 [32.9, 148.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.16 [1.47, 18.59] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.345 [0.222, 0.536] mg/100g (wet weight);