Nesiarchus nasutus

1. Body elongate and very compressed
2. Single, straight lateral line
3. Dermal process on tip of both jaws
4. 19–21 spines on first dorsal fin, and 1 spine and 19–24 soft rays on second dorsal fin
5. Pelvic fins small
6. 2 small spines at anterior of anal fin

Head and body dark brown with a purple sheen; fin membrans black; anus margin black.

Up to 135 cm TL.

Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters.

Bentho- to mesopelagic, over the continental slope from 200 to 1,200 m depth.

Feeds on fishes, squids and crustaceans.

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