Ventrifossa sazonovi, Dark smiling whiptail

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Ventrifossa sazonovi Iwamoto & Williams, 1999

Dark smiling whiptail
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Etymology: Ventrifossa: Latin, venter, ventris = belly + Latin, fosa = pit (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Yuriya (also spelled Yurii) Igorevich Sazonov (1950–2002) was a Russian ichthyologist, marine biologist and botanist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Department of Ichthyology, Zoological Museum, who graduated from Moscow State University [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Iwamoto & Williams.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 420 - 886 m (Ref. 35909). Deep-water

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Western Pacific: South China Sea and northern Australia (including Western Australia).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35909)

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Pelvic fin rays 9-10; second spinous ray of first dorsal fin with smooth leading edge; a well marked median nasal streak; chin barbel dark, length 17-24% of head length; outer premaxillary teeth notably larger than teeth of inner band; dorsum not strongly demarcated in color from rest of body in preserved specimens; suborbital shelf narrows anteriorly, somewhat constricted at anterior end.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Iwamoto, Tomio | Collaborators

Iwamoto, T. and A. Williams, 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 51(3):105-243. (Ref. 35909)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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