The Palau grenadier (Ventrifossa macroptera) is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found at depths of up to 710 m.[citation needed] It has been recorded from many parts of the Pacific Ocean including Hawaii, southern Japan, the Kyushu–Palau Ridge and northeastern Taiwan.[1]

Palau grenadier
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Ventrifossa
Species:
V. macroptera
Binomial name
Ventrifossa macroptera
Okamura, 1982

This species is rather similar to many of its congeners and is best distinguished by a combination of morphometric characters. It has a fairly distinctive black pattern on its head and a uniformly dark first dorsal fin (although this latter is not a unique trait).[1] A specimen from Taiwan measured 20.2 cm total length.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.