Show v U Swordfish of Mackerel Family The swordfish Is allied by br family ties to th the mackerel erel It attains a aIen Ien length th of ot from front 1 12 to 1 13 15 feet and sometimes sometimes some some- times specimens 20 feet long have been caught It has a n much elon elongated upper upper upper up up- I per jaw jay which is the sword s and ond this Is commonly three tenths of the time length of the fish The bod body Is covered ered minute scales sales Its color Is bluish black black nb above e and sll er white cry below and the ventral fins are Ire lacking lucking Neapolitan and Sicilian fishermen make great commerce of this fish and Its flesh esh i Is Ia r held to be very palatable 0 U |