Deep in the sea, a big fish swims. Picture it in your mind. It is a swordfish. Its bill is long and flat, and it looks like a sword.

As of November 2026, a swordfish can grow to about 177 inches long. That is almost 15 feet, from the tip of its bill to the end of its tail.

A swordfish eats fish and squid.

A grown swordfish has no teeth. It has no scales, too.

Swordfish live in oceans around the world.

In the day, a swordfish stays deep in the ocean, far below the top of the sea.

At night, it swims up near the top of the sea. It feeds there.

Scientists think a swordfish uses its sword when it hunts for food.

So a swordfish has a long bill, no teeth and no scales. It spends its days deep in the sea and its nights near the top. That is how it lives in the ocean.

Words to know

• bill: long flat snout
• scales: tiny skin plates
• squid: sea animal