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Ventrifossa Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165413

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Paracanthopterygii
	Order	Gadiformes – grenadiers, merlus, morues, gadiforms, cods, hakes
	Family	Macrouridae Gilbert and Hubbs, 1916 – grenadiers, rattails, grenadiers, marcrouridés, granaderos
	Subfamily	Macrourinae
	Genus	Ventrifossa Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920
		Direct Children:
	Species	Ventrifossa atherodon (Gilbert and Cramer, 1897) – arrowtooth grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa ctenomelas (Gilbert and Cramer, 1897) – Hawaiian grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa divergens Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920 – plainfin grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa fusca Okamura in Okamura, Amaoka and Mitani, 1982
	Species	Ventrifossa garmani (Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Starks, 1904) – Sagami grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa gomoni Iwamoto and Williams, 1999
	Species	Ventrifossa johnboborum Iwamoto, 1982
	Species	Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura in Okamura, Amaoka and Mitani, 1982
	Species	Ventrifossa macrodon Sazonov and Iwamoto, 1992
	Species	Ventrifossa macropogon Marshall, 1973 – longbeard grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa macroptera Okamura in Okamura, Amaoka and Mitani, 1982 – Palau grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa misakia (Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Starks, 1904) – Misaki grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall, 1973 – slimehead grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa mystax Iwamoto and Anderson, 1994
	Species	Ventrifossa nasuta (Smith, 1935) – conesnout grenadier, rattail
	Species	Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis Gilbert and Hubbs, 1920 – spinaker grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa obtusirostris Sazonov and Iwamoto, 1992
	Species	Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto and Williams, 1999
	Species	Ventrifossa petersonii (Alcock, 1891) – Peterson's grenadier
	Species	Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Okamura in Okamura and Kitajima, 1984
	Species	Ventrifossa saikaiensis Okamura in Okamura and Kitajima, 1984
	Species	Ventrifossa sazonovi Iwamoto and Williams, 1999
	Species	Ventrifossa teres Sazonov and Iwamoto, 1992
	Species	Ventrifossa vinolenta Iwamoto and Merrett, 1997

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 27-Sep-2004, website (version 16-Sep-04)
	Acquired:	2004
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Ventrifossa

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Ventrifossa

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Cohen, Daniel M., Tadashi Inada, Tomio Iwamoto, and Nadia Scialabba
	Publication Date:	1990
	Article/Chapter Title:	Gadiform Fishes of the World (Order Gadiformes): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 10
	Page(s):	x + 442
	Publisher:	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
	Publication Place:	Rome, Italy
	ISBN/ISSN:	92-5-102890-7
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Ventrifossa

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Ventrifossa

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Ventrifossa

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Comments


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