Biology:Plainfin grenadier

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Short description: Species of fish

Plainfin grenadier
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Ventrifossa
Species:
V. divergens
Binomial name
Ventrifossa divergens
C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920

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

This species reaches a length of 30 cm.[citation needed] 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. 1.0 1.1 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2785615 entry