Scientific Name	Ventrifossa longibarbata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Okamura, 1982	Depth	350 - 700M
Chinese	長鬚凹腹鱈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鼠尾鱈科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F215　Macrouridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	長鬚凹腹鱈
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鱈魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Tosa Bay, Japan, 32°58.0'N, 133°32.0'E, depth 605 meters
Synonyms	Ventrifossa longebarbata
Reference	邱美倫（2002）碩士論文；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2003)  Okamura, O. 1970 Okamura, O. 1970 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0061242. ASIZP0061243. ASIZP0064114. ASIZP0065532. ASIZP0065537. ASIZP0065556. ASIZP0065602. ASIZP0065609. ASIZP0065629. ASIZP0066102. ASIZP0066257. ASIZP0066263. ASIZP0066267. ASIZP0066749. ASIZP0066777. ASIZP0066778. ASIZP0066779. ASIZP0066812. ASIZP0066829. ASIZP0066948. ASIZP0066950. ASIZP0070242. ASIZP0801518. ASIZP0801533. ASIZP0801534. ASIZP0801554. ASIZP0901291. ASIZP0911518. ASIZP0911533. ASIZP0911534. ASIZP0911554. ASIZP0916952.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Grenadier
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D1.II, 9-10; P.i21-i23; V.8-9; GR-I(outer/inner)10-12;Scales1D.12-14,2D.9-10 Pc. 70. Mouth inferior with a long barbel, relatively small body scales, and spineless scales behind first dorsal fin. Head comparatively small; snout short and broad, angulated along the anterolateral edge; tip of snout without spinulous tubercle. Teeth conical in band on both jaws. Second dorsal spine finely serrated except for the basal portion. Spinules on body scales slender, not triangular in shape, arranged in quincunx order. Luminous organ small, between pelvic bases. Sides of head and body bright silvery. First dorsal fin blackish, with white base and tip.
habitats	Benthopelagic fishes in the deep sea. A rare species of macrourids from the upper continental slope off northwestern Taiwan at depths between 400m and 800m. Food of these fishes consists of a wide range of fish and both benthic and pelagic invertebrates.
Distribution	Southern Japan and northeastern Taiwan, Tashi ; 24 54'63"N, 122 03'49"E.
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