The First Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Recorded in Coastal British Columbia

Luke R Halpin; Moira Galbraith; Ken H Morgan

doi:10.1898/NWN17-25.1

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1 March 2018 The First Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Recorded in Coastal British Columbia

Luke R Halpin, Moira Galbraith, Ken H Morgan

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Northwestern Naturalist, 99(1):63-65 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1898/NWN17-25.1

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We report the 2nd occurrence of a warm water teleost predator, Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), in Canadian Pacific waters, and the first seen in coastal waters of British Columbia. A Swordfish was observed on 5 September 2017 approximately 20 nm (37 km) from the Brooks Peninsula, Vancouver Island, British Columbia (UTM: Zone 9, 560062 E, 5526365 N, WGS84) in above average water temperatures.

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Luke R Halpin, Moira Galbraith, and Ken H Morgan "The First Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Recorded in Coastal British Columbia," Northwestern Naturalist 99(1), 63-65, (1 March 2018). https://doi.org/10.1898/NWN17-25.1

Received: 16 October 2017; Accepted: 1 November 2017; Published: 1 March 2018

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