billfish
noun/ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/
Etymology From bill + fish.
1
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
- Collectively, the billfishes are among the most sought-after game fishes because of their grace and power, in and out of the water.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, pages 7–8:
› Other fish with elongated jaws:
2
gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
3
sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
4
silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
5
northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)