Xiphiorhynchus
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| Genus: | †Xiphiorhynchus Monsch et al. 2005
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| Species: | †X. rotundus
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| Xiphiorhynchus rotundus Monsch et al. 2005
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Xiphiorhynchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish. It is a member of the Xiphiidae, commonly known as swordfish or broadbills. Unlike the modern swordfish, both its upper and lower jaws were extended into blade-like rostrums.
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