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billfish

two families of saltwater predatory fish (Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae) characterised by prominent pointed bills (rostra), and by their large size
Class type of: fish Q14620149

Facts

4 properties
Instance of
organisms known by a particular common name
Subclass of
fish
Different from
Istiophoridae[3]
Disjoint union of
list of values as qualifiers[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en billfish en billfishes ar بيلفيش de Speerfische de Speerfisch fa نول‌ماهی he דגי-מקור ja かじき ja カジキ ja カジキマグロ ja 旗魚 ko 새치 ms ikan berparuh zh 長嘴魚
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Istiophorus platypterus.jpg ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/billfish
Freebase ID
/m/06vh5n
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3015-4049
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Concepts/Billfish
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779261539

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🔗 Connections
Different from 1
Istiophoridae
Named after 1
USS Billfish
Subclass of 1
fish
Subtypes 1
Istiophoridae
← Different from 1
Istiophoridae
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Summary

billfish is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. billfish is a type of fish[2].

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Discovery and Description

Things named for billfish include USS Billfish[5], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[6].

Why It Matters

Entities named for billfish include USS Billfish[5], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fish
    Instance of → organisms known by a particular common name
    Different from → Istiophoridae
    Disjoint union of → list of values as qualifiers
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Concepts/Billfish, Adding missing P14470 and P9675 qualifier based on P5247"
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