Definition of billfish in English:

billfish

nounPlural billfishes

A large, fast-swimming fish of open seas, with a streamlined body and a long pointed snout. It occurs on the surface in warmer waters and is a popular sporting fish.
Family Istiophoridae: three genera and several species, including the marlins, sailfish, and spearfish
Example sentencesExamples
- She is investigating if tuna, marlin and other billfish see colours and movements differently, which could help make more specific fishing techniques, reducing unnecessary and illegal catches.
- Past longline catch data from these areas show that an unacceptably high level of juvenile swordfish and billfish are being landed.
- When you try to hook a billfish and miss, all you recover is the hook and the head of the ballyhoo (the herring-like baitfish); hence the corruption, San Cocho.
- The fastest-swimming fish are the billfish and the tunas.
- If funds permit, then a mixed itinerary that includes billfish, tarpon, bonefish, or even dorado, is well within the scope of a two or three week expedition.
- As our understanding of large marine predators increases, the critical role of concentrations of mesopelagic cephalopods in the lives of such species as elephant seals, billfishes and tuna is becoming clear.
- Records from fishing boats highlight four areas showing unusual diversity in sharks, tuna, billfishes, and other big predators, says Boris Worm of the Institute for Marine Science in Kiel, Germany.
- The ultimate challenge for the shorefisherman is probably a billfish or tuna from the shore, and Australia is one of the few places in the world for that.
- Leave the oceans' bluefin tunas and billfish and sea turtles alone, but pay no attention to the man behind the curtain - as he shovels redfish into the boiler.
- But in the billfish big leagues it can take $5,000 or more - sometimes way more - just to play in a game where payouts of thousands of dollars, even hundreds of thousands, are at stake.
- ‘A lot of time men's glory comes from the kill,’ says Bierman, who releases all her billfish, even in tournaments.
- Fish species like tunas, seerfishes, billfishes and mackerels fall in this category.
- Bluewater big-game fishing for marlin and other billfish is not only a challenge for the angler, but also for the boat captain and crew.
- He rated billfish the supreme species because, wait for it, they jumped.
- They strike the bait with such power when they leap into the air that a strong line is an absolute must since a billfish of that caliber and poundage can make a line with an 80 pound breaking sprain seem like thread under all that pressure.
- Harvesting of swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas in the Atlantic is regulated by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
- Some are larger and more colorful than others, and deep-water rigs offer the occasional glimpse at a tuna or even a billfish.
- We know that there has been a big shift already - we are replacing big tuna and billfish with things like snake mackerel and pelagic stingrays.
- Finding that these men who fished for the billfish monsters were as alike, and yet as different as it were possible to be, to each other and to myself.
- However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known.

Definition of billfish in US English:

billfish

nounˈbilfiSH

A large, fast-swimming fish of open seas, with a streamlined body and a long pointed snout. It occurs on the surface in warmer waters and is a popular sporting fish.
Family Istiophoridae: three genera and several species, including the marlins, sailfish, and spearfishes
Example sentencesExamples
- Leave the oceans' bluefin tunas and billfish and sea turtles alone, but pay no attention to the man behind the curtain - as he shovels redfish into the boiler.
- Past longline catch data from these areas show that an unacceptably high level of juvenile swordfish and billfish are being landed.
- Harvesting of swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas in the Atlantic is regulated by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
- ‘A lot of time men's glory comes from the kill,’ says Bierman, who releases all her billfish, even in tournaments.
- He rated billfish the supreme species because, wait for it, they jumped.
- They strike the bait with such power when they leap into the air that a strong line is an absolute must since a billfish of that caliber and poundage can make a line with an 80 pound breaking sprain seem like thread under all that pressure.
- We know that there has been a big shift already - we are replacing big tuna and billfish with things like snake mackerel and pelagic stingrays.
- Records from fishing boats highlight four areas showing unusual diversity in sharks, tuna, billfishes, and other big predators, says Boris Worm of the Institute for Marine Science in Kiel, Germany.
- The ultimate challenge for the shorefisherman is probably a billfish or tuna from the shore, and Australia is one of the few places in the world for that.
- She is investigating if tuna, marlin and other billfish see colours and movements differently, which could help make more specific fishing techniques, reducing unnecessary and illegal catches.
- When you try to hook a billfish and miss, all you recover is the hook and the head of the ballyhoo (the herring-like baitfish); hence the corruption, San Cocho.
- If funds permit, then a mixed itinerary that includes billfish, tarpon, bonefish, or even dorado, is well within the scope of a two or three week expedition.
- As our understanding of large marine predators increases, the critical role of concentrations of mesopelagic cephalopods in the lives of such species as elephant seals, billfishes and tuna is becoming clear.
- Fish species like tunas, seerfishes, billfishes and mackerels fall in this category.
- However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known.
- Finding that these men who fished for the billfish monsters were as alike, and yet as different as it were possible to be, to each other and to myself.
- Bluewater big-game fishing for marlin and other billfish is not only a challenge for the angler, but also for the boat captain and crew.
- The fastest-swimming fish are the billfish and the tunas.
- Some are larger and more colorful than others, and deep-water rigs offer the occasional glimpse at a tuna or even a billfish.
- But in the billfish big leagues it can take $5,000 or more - sometimes way more - just to play in a game where payouts of thousands of dollars, even hundreds of thousands, are at stake.

单词	billfish
释义	Definition of billfish in English: billfish nounPlural billfishes A large, fast-swimming fish of open seas, with a streamlined body and a long pointed snout. It occurs on the surface in warmer waters and is a popular sporting fish. Family Istiophoridae: three genera and several species, including the marlins, sailfish, and spearfish Example sentencesExamples She is investigating if tuna, marlin and other billfish see colours and movements differently, which could help make more specific fishing techniques, reducing unnecessary and illegal catches. Past longline catch data from these areas show that an unacceptably high level of juvenile swordfish and billfish are being landed. When you try to hook a billfish and miss, all you recover is the hook and the head of the ballyhoo (the herring-like baitfish); hence the corruption, San Cocho. The fastest-swimming fish are the billfish and the tunas. If funds permit, then a mixed itinerary that includes billfish, tarpon, bonefish, or even dorado, is well within the scope of a two or three week expedition. As our understanding of large marine predators increases, the critical role of concentrations of mesopelagic cephalopods in the lives of such species as elephant seals, billfishes and tuna is becoming clear. Records from fishing boats highlight four areas showing unusual diversity in sharks, tuna, billfishes, and other big predators, says Boris Worm of the Institute for Marine Science in Kiel, Germany. The ultimate challenge for the shorefisherman is probably a billfish or tuna from the shore, and Australia is one of the few places in the world for that. Leave the oceans' bluefin tunas and billfish and sea turtles alone, but pay no attention to the man behind the curtain - as he shovels redfish into the boiler. But in the billfish big leagues it can take $5,000 or more - sometimes way more - just to play in a game where payouts of thousands of dollars, even hundreds of thousands, are at stake. ‘A lot of time men's glory comes from the kill,’ says Bierman, who releases all her billfish, even in tournaments. Fish species like tunas, seerfishes, billfishes and mackerels fall in this category. Bluewater big-game fishing for marlin and other billfish is not only a challenge for the angler, but also for the boat captain and crew. He rated billfish the supreme species because, wait for it, they jumped. They strike the bait with such power when they leap into the air that a strong line is an absolute must since a billfish of that caliber and poundage can make a line with an 80 pound breaking sprain seem like thread under all that pressure. Harvesting of swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas in the Atlantic is regulated by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Some are larger and more colorful than others, and deep-water rigs offer the occasional glimpse at a tuna or even a billfish. We know that there has been a big shift already - we are replacing big tuna and billfish with things like snake mackerel and pelagic stingrays. Finding that these men who fished for the billfish monsters were as alike, and yet as different as it were possible to be, to each other and to myself. However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known. Definition of billfish in US English: billfish nounˈbilfiSH A large, fast-swimming fish of open seas, with a streamlined body and a long pointed snout. It occurs on the surface in warmer waters and is a popular sporting fish. Family Istiophoridae: three genera and several species, including the marlins, sailfish, and spearfishes Example sentencesExamples Leave the oceans' bluefin tunas and billfish and sea turtles alone, but pay no attention to the man behind the curtain - as he shovels redfish into the boiler. Past longline catch data from these areas show that an unacceptably high level of juvenile swordfish and billfish are being landed. Harvesting of swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas in the Atlantic is regulated by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. ‘A lot of time men's glory comes from the kill,’ says Bierman, who releases all her billfish, even in tournaments. He rated billfish the supreme species because, wait for it, they jumped. They strike the bait with such power when they leap into the air that a strong line is an absolute must since a billfish of that caliber and poundage can make a line with an 80 pound breaking sprain seem like thread under all that pressure. We know that there has been a big shift already - we are replacing big tuna and billfish with things like snake mackerel and pelagic stingrays. Records from fishing boats highlight four areas showing unusual diversity in sharks, tuna, billfishes, and other big predators, says Boris Worm of the Institute for Marine Science in Kiel, Germany. The ultimate challenge for the shorefisherman is probably a billfish or tuna from the shore, and Australia is one of the few places in the world for that. She is investigating if tuna, marlin and other billfish see colours and movements differently, which could help make more specific fishing techniques, reducing unnecessary and illegal catches. When you try to hook a billfish and miss, all you recover is the hook and the head of the ballyhoo (the herring-like baitfish); hence the corruption, San Cocho. If funds permit, then a mixed itinerary that includes billfish, tarpon, bonefish, or even dorado, is well within the scope of a two or three week expedition. As our understanding of large marine predators increases, the critical role of concentrations of mesopelagic cephalopods in the lives of such species as elephant seals, billfishes and tuna is becoming clear. Fish species like tunas, seerfishes, billfishes and mackerels fall in this category. However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known. Finding that these men who fished for the billfish monsters were as alike, and yet as different as it were possible to be, to each other and to myself. Bluewater big-game fishing for marlin and other billfish is not only a challenge for the angler, but also for the boat captain and crew. The fastest-swimming fish are the billfish and the tunas. Some are larger and more colorful than others, and deep-water rigs offer the occasional glimpse at a tuna or even a billfish. But in the billfish big leagues it can take $5,000 or more - sometimes way more - just to play in a game where payouts of thousands of dollars, even hundreds of thousands, are at stake.
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