Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
Thinbarbel whiptail
photo by Mullasseri, S.

Family:  Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Max. size:  48 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 878 - 1053 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Australia, New Caledonia, Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. pelvic fin rays 9-10, fins all black; median nasal streak faint or absent; chin barbel slender, moderately long, 24-35% of head length; outer premaxillary teeth small, scarcely enlarged; darker dorsum not strongly demarcated from paler lateral and ventral parts of trunk and tail; suborbital shelf broad, without anterior constriction, almost entirely black.
Biology:  A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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