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has a laterally compressed head and body with a maximum length of about 140 mm (5.5 in). The mouth is at the tip of the rounded snout and extends backwards to just behind the eye. The teeth are small. There are 24 to 27 soft rays in the dorsal fin, 19 to 21 in the anal fin and 11 to 13 in
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This species has a wide oceanic distribution in deep water habitats. It is found in the eastern
Atlantic Ocean between the equator and about 35°N, but is absent from the Gulf of Guinea and the upswelling region off the coast of Mauritania. It is also present in the western Atlantic, between about
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at night to feed in the top 175 m (570 ft), where it is most abundant between 60 and 125 m (200 and 410 ft).
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