billfish
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billfish,
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billfishes
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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
In the mid-90s, Graves says there was little support for measures to help billfish.
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
It will cover both fresh and salt water, but will not include hard-to-handle species, such as sharks and 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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