Where has the Swordfish been recorded?

Xiphias gladius occurrence evidence comes from 146,148 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1885 to 2025. Most records come from United States.

• 146,148 records
• 56 places
• 50 years recorded
• — class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Swordfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Swordfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 56 places.