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The Broadbill is in a family apart from other billfishes. Its huge bill ? or sword ? is much longer and wider than the bills of Marlins and Sailfish. The eye is also very large. Color is mostly dark brown to purple, with whitish undersides. It is thick-bodies and powerfully built, with a high, crescent-shaped dorsal fin and broadly forked tail. The pectoral fins are also large and crescent shaped.