''Ventrifossa'' is a
genus
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of
rattails
Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the subfamily Macrourinae, the largest subfamily of the family Macrouridae. Found at great depths from the Arctic to Antarctic, members of this subfamily are ...
in the
family
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Macrouridae
Macrouridae is a family of deep sea fish, a diverse and ecologically important group, which are part of the order of cod-like fish, the Gadiformes. The species in the Macrouridae are characterised by their large heads which normally have a singl ...
.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* ''
Ventrifossa atherodon''
( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer Cramer may refer to:
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, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* ''
Ventrifossa ctenomelas''
( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer Cramer may refer to:
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* Cramer brothers, 18th century publishers
* Cramer Systems, a software company
* Cramer & Co., a former musical-related business in London
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* Cramer (surname), including a list of people and fictional ...
, 1897) (Hawaiian grenadier)
* ''
Ventrifossa divergens''
C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Plainfin grenadier)
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* ''
Ventrifossa garmani
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
''
( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Sagami grenadier)
[
* '']Ventrifossa gomoni
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Pale smiling whiptail)
* ''Ventrifossa johnboborum
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' Iwamoto, 1982 (Snoutscale whiptail)
* '' Ventrifossa longibarbata'' Okamura Okamura (written: 岡村 lit. "hill village") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* , Japanese voice actor
* , Japanese photographer
* Allison Okamura, American roboticist
* Arthur Okamura, American silk screen artist
...
, 1982 [
* '']Ventrifossa macrodon
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
* ''Ventrifossa macropogon
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Longbeard grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa macroptera'' Okamura Okamura (written: 岡村 lit. "hill village") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* , Japanese voice actor
* , Japanese photographer
* Allison Okamura, American roboticist
* Arthur Okamura, American silk screen artist
...
, 1982 (Palau grenadier) [
* '']Ventrifossa misakia
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Misaki grenadier) [
* '']Ventrifossa mucocephalus
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Slimehead grenadier)
* ''Ventrifossa mystax
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' Iwamoto & M. E. Anderson, 1994
* ''Ventrifossa nasuta
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' (J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...
, 1935) (Conesnout grenadier)
* ''Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* '' Ventrifossa atherodon'' ( C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa ctenomelas'' ( ...
'' C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Spinaker grenadier) [
* '']Ventrifossa obtusirostris
''Ventrifossa'' is a genus of rattails in the family (biology), family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
* ''Ventrifossa atherodon'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert & Frank Cramer, Cramer, 1897) ( ...
'' Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
* '' Ventrifossa paxtoni'' Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Thinbarbel whiptail)
* '' Ventrifossa petersonii'' ( Alcock, 1891) (Peterson's grenadier)
* '' Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis'' Okamura Okamura (written: 岡村 lit. "hill village") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* , Japanese voice actor
* , Japanese photographer
* Allison Okamura, American roboticist
* Arthur Okamura, American silk screen artist
...
, 1984 [
* '' Ventrifossa saikaiensis'' ]Okamura Okamura (written: 岡村 lit. "hill village") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* , Japanese voice actor
* , Japanese photographer
* Allison Okamura, American roboticist
* Arthur Okamura, American silk screen artist
...
, 1984 [
* '' Ventrifossa sazonovi'' Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Dark smiling whiptail) ][
* '' Ventrifossa teres'' Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
* '' Ventrifossa vinolenta'' Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
]
References
Macrouridae
Extant Miocene first appearances
Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert
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