- of
billfishes (Xiphioidei)".
Bulletin of
Marine Science. 79 (3): 433–453. Santini, F.; Sorenson, L. (2013). "First
molecular timetree of
billfishes (Istiophoriformes:...
- the
elongated rostrum present in
modern billfish. The
earliest fossil billfishes are a Blochius-like fish from Peru and
Hemingwaya from Turkmenistan, both...
-
Kajikia is a
genus of
billfishes found in all
subtropical oceans. The
recognized species in this
genus are:
Kajikia albida (Poey, 1860) (white marlin)...
- Collette, B.B., McDowell, J.R. and Graves, J.E. (2006).
Phylogeny of
Recent billfishes (Xiphioidei). Bull. Mar. Sci. 79(3): 455-468. US
Department of Commerce...
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Order Istiophoriformes Betancur-Rodriguez 2013 (Marlins, swordfishes,
billfishes)
Order Carangiformes (Jack mackerels, pompanos)
Order Pleuronectiformes...
-
endothermy also
arose by
convergent evolution in tuna,
lamnid sharks and
billfishes where the
swimming muscles and
cranial organs are
maintained at an elevated...
- blood, the
scent of
which attracts predatory fish,
particularly sharks,
billfishes,
tunas and groupers. In the past, the chum
contents have also been made...
-
quicker and more efficiently. Some
predatory fish, such as
lamnid sharks,
billfishes, tuna, opah and
butterfly kingfish, have the
ability for
cranial endothermy...
-
synapsids evolved herbivory.
Almost all
predatory fishes (most sharks, tuna,
billfishes,
pikes etc.) are
obligated piscivores. Some non-piscine
aquatic animals...
- However, the
Scombroidei are warm-blooded (endothermic),
including the
billfishes and tunas. The opah, a lampriform, uses whole-body endothermy, generating...
