Ventrifossa

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 & Cramer, 1897) (Hawaiian grenadier) Ventrifossa divergens C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Plainfin grenadier) Ventrifossa garmani (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Sagami grenadier) Ventrifossa gomoni Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Pale smiling whiptail) Ventrifossa johnboborum Iwamoto, 1982 (Snoutscale whiptail) Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura, 1982 Ventrifossa macrodon Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992 Ventrifossa macropogon N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Longbeard grenadier) Ventrifossa macroptera Okamura, 1982 (Palau grenadier) Ventrifossa misakia (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Misaki grenadier) Ventrifossa mucocephalus N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Slimehead grenadier) Ventrifossa mystax Iwamoto & M. E. Anderson, 1994 Ventrifossa nasuta (J. L. B. Smith, 1935) (Conesnout grenadier) Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Spinaker grenadier) Ventrifossa obtusirostris Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992 Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Thinbarbel whiptail) Ventrifossa petersonii (Alcock, 1891) (Peterson's grenadier) Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Okamura, 1984 Ventrifossa saikaiensis Okamura, 1984 Ventrifossa sazonovi Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Dark smiling whiptail) Ventrifossa teres Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992 Ventrifossa vinolenta Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997