billfish
noun
bill·fish
ˈbil-ˌfish 
: a fish with long slender jaws
especially
: any of various bony fishes (families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae) with an elongated tapering upper jaw including marlins, spearfishes, and sailfishes
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Other species, such as the bigeye thresher and shortfin mako, have also been documented with injuries inflicted by billfish.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The aft cockpit was left open, as on any sportfishing design, while a tower at the top allows captain and crew to sight billfish from a long distance.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
The research team, including David W. Sims of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, used radio tags to study the hunting patterns of fourteen species of open-ocean predatory fish, including sharks, tuna, billfish, and ocean sunfish.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2010
Distribution and Habitat Sailfish are one of the most abundant billfish in the U.S., and though they can be caught as far north as Cape Cod, Florida is hailed as the sailfish capital of the States.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The aft cockpit was left open, as on any sportfishing design, while a tower at the top allows captain and crew to sight billfish from a long distance.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
The research team, including David W. Sims of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, used radio tags to study the hunting patterns of fourteen species of open-ocean predatory fish, including sharks, tuna, billfish, and ocean sunfish.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2010
Distribution and Habitat Sailfish are one of the most abundant billfish in the U.S., and though they can be caught as far north as Cape Cod, Florida is hailed as the sailfish capital of the States.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
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“Billfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billfish. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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