Arrowtooth grenadier

Arrowtooth grenadier
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Subfamily:	Macrourinae
Genus:	Ventrifossa
Species:	V. atherodon
Binomial name
	Ventrifossa atherodon; (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

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The arrowtooth grenadier (Ventrifossa atherodon) is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found at depths of up to 950 m.^{[citation needed]} It was originally recorded from the waters around Hawaii but has recently also been recorded near Taiwan, which suggests it has a far wider distribution than previously thought.^[1]

This species reaches a length of 31 cm.^{[citation needed]} As suggested by the common name, it has distinctive dentition, the outer row of premaxillary teeth enlarged and recurved with arrow-shaped points. It can also be distinguished by a distinctive black pattern on the head and a uniformly dark first dorsal fin.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Chiou, Mei-Luen; Shao, Kwang-Tsao; Iwamoto, Tomio (2004). "A New Species, Caelorinchus sheni, and 19 New Records of Grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan". Zoological Studies. 43 (1): 35–50. S2CID 87624369.

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[chiou2004-1] Chiou, Mei-Luen; Shao, Kwang-Tsao; Iwamoto, Tomio (2004). "A New Species, Caelorinchus sheni, and 19 New Records of Grenadiers (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from Taiwan". Zoological Studies. 43 (1): 35–50. S2CID 87624369.

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