Ventrifossa is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
- Ventrifossa longibarbata <small>Okamura, 1982</small>
- Ventrifossa macrodon <small>Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992</small>
- Ventrifossa macropogon <small>N. B. Marshall, 1973</small> (Longbeard grenadier)
- Ventrifossa macroptera <small>Okamura, 1982</small> (Palau grenadier)
- Ventrifossa misakia <small>(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904)</small> (Misaki grenadier)
- Ventrifossa mucocephalus <small>N. B. Marshall, 1973</small> (Slimehead grenadier)
- Ventrifossa mystax <small>Iwamoto & M. E. Anderson, 1994</small>
- Ventrifossa nasuta <small>(J. L. B. Smith, 1935)</small> (Conesnout grenadier)
- Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis <small>C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920</small> (Spinaker grenadier)
- Ventrifossa obtusirostris <small>Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992</small>
- Ventrifossa paxtoni <small>Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999</small> (Thinbarbel whiptail)
- Ventrifossa petersonii <small>(Alcock, 1891)</small> (Peterson's grenadier)
- Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis <small>Okamura, 1984</small>
- Ventrifossa saikaiensis <small>Okamura, 1984</small>
- Ventrifossa sazonovi <small>Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999</small> (Dark smiling whiptail)
- Ventrifossa teres <small>Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992</small>
- Ventrifossa vinolenta <small>Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997</small>
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