Swordfish is a large marine predatory fish with a long sword-shaped outgrowth on the upper jaw. It lives in the open waters of the ocean, swims quickly, and hunts other fish and squids.
Swordfish differs from other fish by its special long bony sword, which helps it hunt successfully. As a large predator, it regulates the population of other marine animals and occupies an important place in the ocean food chain.
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
birth time
Pelagic Ocean
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Human
days
marine pelagic
live octopuses, squids
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
cephalopods
fish of small size
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
marine benthic
About health
marine demersal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Sofa
Repro interval
results
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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live fish
all seas and oceans
Trophic type
Filters
small fish
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Sword count
Lifespan average
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
fish
end of acceleration
the upper illuminated layer of the sea, 0–200 meters
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
water is cool or warm, cold in winter, comfortable to swim in summer
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
Sword bill count
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
cm
zooplankton feeding, animal plankton — small crustaceans and larvae
Old-timers
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turns
Rascals
Abyssal Ocean
after fast growth and adult
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
Sword bill size
°C
Not specified
pelagic zone — open water far from shore and seabed
Where are they found?
all seas and oceans
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
Dorsal fin size
all rivers and lakes
Sword bill color
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
age
water is almost always warm, even in winter you can swim, very hot in summer
birth date
Palearctic realm
no permanent shelter
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Marine world
marine epipelagic
The basics
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
Sword color
Temperate sea
Potential Habitat
marine bathypelagic
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Gestation
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
Warm sea
{name} birthday
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very deep, dark and cold, strange fish live here
Eyes color
On the map
lunge
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
150 to 300 kilograms, 1.6 – 4 meters
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
sq mm
yr
benthic zone — the bottom of the open sea
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
from birth to adulthood
zoo-plankton
squids
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Marine world
early young
Freshwater
Duration
saline marine habitat
This is me
Gamers
How are they built?
marine
Sword size
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
Dorsal fin color
Asexual
swap
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
live squids
Daddies
the dark depths of the sea, below 1000 meters
Lifespan maximum
whole life
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
near-bottom water layer of the open sea
Observations
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