''Ventrifossa'' is a

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rattails Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black Gadiformes, gadiform marine fish of the subfamily Macrourinae, the largest subfamily of the Family (biology), family Macrouridae. Found at great depths from the Arctic Ocean, Arctic to A ...

in the

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Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus * ''

Ventrifossa atherodon The arrowtooth grenadier (''Ventrifossa atherodon'') is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found at depths of up to 950 m. It was originally recorded from the waters around Hawaii but has recently also been recorded near Taiwan, whi ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert &

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, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier) * ''

Ventrifossa ctenomelas ''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 &

, 1897) (Hawaiian grenadier) * '' Ventrifossa divergens'' C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Plainfin grenadier) Iwamoto, T., Nakayama, N., Shao, K.-T. & Ho, H.-C. (2015): Synopsis of the Grenadier Fishes (Gadiformes; Teleostei) of Taiwan. ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4), 62 (3): 31-126.'' * ''

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 ''Ventrifossa longibarbata'' is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found at depths of up to 600 m. It is found in the waters off southern Japan and southeastern Taiwan. This is a largely bright silver rattail which reaches a length ...

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, 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 The Palau grenadier (''Ventrifossa macroptera'') is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found at depths of up to 710 m. It has been recorded from many parts of the Pacific Ocean including Hawaii, southern Japan, the Kyushu–Palau R ...

, 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''

, 1984 * '' Ventrifossa saikaiensis''

, 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 {{Gadiformes-stub