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Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall, 1973 Slimehead grenadier |
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photo by
Fischer, L.G. |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 450 - 732 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: western Caribbean, the Straits of Florida off Cuba, and the Atlantic off northeastern Florida. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Anal spines: 0-0. Scales rather large, with slender conical to somewhat lanceolate and flattened spinules arranged in widely divergent V row or in quincunx order. Snout with black margin along its leading edge only; gums all white; first dorsal fin uniformly blackish. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||