<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Xiphias gladius</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Xiphias</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>broadbill swordfishes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>broadbills</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>espadas</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>espadons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swordfish</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swordfishes</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Members of a species of elongated, streamlined bony fish, distinguished by a tall dorsal fin, lack of pelvic fins, lack of scales and teeth in adults, and a long sword extending from its snout, used to slash at prey fish. The sword is flat, rather than rounded as in other spear-nosed fishes (such as the marlin), and thus the fish is sometimes called "broadbill."  ]]></note></mads>