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The early life history of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the western North Atlantic.
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Fishery Bulletin
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October 1, 2003| Author:
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Abstract--Lengths and ages of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) estimated from increments on otoliths of larvae collected in the Caribbean Sea, Florida Straits, and off the southeastern United States, indicated two growth phases. Larvae complete yolk and oil globule absorption 5 to 6 days after hatching (DAH). Larvae
<8 mm PSL from the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and off the southeastern United States eat exclusively copepods, primarily of one genus, Corycaeus. Larvae 9 to 11 mm eat copepods and chaetognaths; larvae>11 mm eat exclusively neustonic fish larvae. This diet indicates that young larvae
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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) live in warm waters of the world's oceans, as well as in large enclosed basins such as the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas, and the Gulf of ...
<8.3 mm PSL ate copepods exclusively, primarily a single cyclopoid genus, Corycaeus spp., but also another cyclopoid, Oithona spp., and the calanoid Eucalanus (Table 2). Larvae 9.0 to 11.0 mm PSL ate copepods (Fig. 3A) and chaetognaths. Larvae><11 mm PSL may live in the near surface water, whereas larvae>
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