Plainfin grenadier

Plainfin grenadier
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Suborder: Macrouroidei
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Ventrifossa
Species:
V. divergens
Binomial name
Ventrifossa divergens

The plainfin grenadier (Ventrifossa divergens) is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found at depths of up to 772 m. It has a wide distribution in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[1]

This species reaches a length of 30 cm. As suggested by the common name, it has a uniformly dark first dorsal fin, lacking the contrasting blotch seen in many species in the genus. It also has a black margin to its snout.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Chiou, Mei-Luen; Shao, Kwang-Tsao; Iwamoto, Tomio (2004). "A New Species, Caelorinchus sheni, and 19 New Records of Grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan". Zoological Studies. 43 (1): 35–50. S2CID 87624369.


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