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billfish
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Billfish
The term
billfish
refers to a group of
predatory fish
characterised by prominent
bills
, or
rostra
, and by their large size; some are longer than 4 m (13 ft). Billfish include
sailfish
and
marlin
, which make up the family
Istiophoridae
, and
swordfish
, sole member of the family
Xiphiidae
. They are
apex predators
which feed on a wide variety of smaller fish,
crustaceans
, and
cephalopods
.
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