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Family Giganturidae 
Body elongate* slender, cylindrical* Snout small* Eye moderate* 
telescopic* Mouth cleft very broad. Under jaw not protruding in front* 
extending backward below pectoral base* Strong teeth in jaws and on pala- 
tives* none on vomer* Greater part of gill covers posteriorly ventral* 
Gill opening before and under dorsal* Pseudobranchiae present# No air 
bladder* No scales* Dorset rays simple* fin at last third in body. 
Caudal with lower lobe greatly elongated* Pectoral fan like* dorsal* high, 
behind and above gill opening# 
Deep sea fishes of the Eastern Atlantic* 
