billfish
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It could also clog the gills of commercial species that forage there, such as fish and shrimp, which are eaten by larger species like tuna and billfish.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2023
“A dead billfish on the dock – in any country – brings very little value to anyone except those in poor nations who need it for protein,” Peel says.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2020
West Hawaii Acting Battalion Chief John Whitman of Hawaii County's fire department said it was not the first time he had heard of billfish - which also include sailfish and marlin - fatally impaling someone.
From BBC ● May 31, 2015
West Hawaii Acting Battalion Chief John Whitman says witnesses reported that a man in his 40s jumped from a Kailua-Kona pier Friday in an attempt to catch a billfish, likely a marlin.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2015
Jordan and such renowned captains as Philipps, Ron Hamlin and Bud Gramer perfected the methods for teasing and hooking billfish.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tuna and billfishes, some of the fastest fish in the ocean, also have these adaptations.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 19, 2015
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