WoRMS taxon details
Ventrifossa Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
- Species Ventrifossa atherodon (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
- Species Ventrifossa ctenomelas (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
- Species Ventrifossa divergens Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
- Species Ventrifossa fusca Okamura, 1982
- Species Ventrifossa garmani (Jordan & Gilbert, 1904)
- Species Ventrifossa gomoni Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
- Species Ventrifossa johnboborum Iwamoto, 1982
- Species Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura, 1982
- Species Ventrifossa macrodon Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
- Species Ventrifossa macropogon Marshall, 1973
- Species Ventrifossa macroptera Okamura, 1982
- Species Ventrifossa misakia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1904)
- Species Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall, 1973
- Species Ventrifossa mystax Iwamoto & Anderson, 1994
- Species Ventrifossa nasuta (Smith, 1935)
- Species Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
- Species Ventrifossa obtusirostris Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
- Species Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
- Species Ventrifossa petersonii (Alcock, 1891)
- Species Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Okamura, 1984
- Species Ventrifossa saikaiensis Okamura, 1984
- Species Ventrifossa sazonovi Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
- Species Ventrifossa teres Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
- Species Ventrifossa vinolenta Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997
- Species Ventrifossa africana Iwamoto, 1970 accepted as Nezumia africana (Iwamoto, 1970)
- Species Ventrifossa atlantica Parr, 1946 accepted as Nezumia atlantica (Parr, 1946)
- Species Ventrifossa barbiger (Garman, 1899) accepted as Nezumia liolepis (Gilbert, 1890)
- Species Ventrifossa japonica (Matsubara, 1943) accepted as Kumba japonica (Matsubara, 1943)
- Species Ventrifossa longebarbata Okamura, 1982 accepted as Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura, 1982 (misspelling)
- Species Ventrifossa lucifer (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) accepted as Lucigadus lucifer (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
- Species Ventrifossa lucifor (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) accepted as Lucigadus lucifer (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (misspelling)
- Species Ventrifossa macronema (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) accepted as Kuronezumia macronema (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
- Species Ventrifossa macronemus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) accepted as Kuronezumia macronema (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
- Species Ventrifossa nigromaculata (McCulloch, 1907) accepted as Lucigadus nigromaculatus (McCulloch, 1907)
- Species Ventrifossa nigromarginata (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) accepted as Lucigadus nigromarginatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)
- Species Ventrifossa occidentalis (Goode & Bean, 1885) accepted as Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1885
- Species Ventrifossa ori (Smith, 1968) accepted as Lucigadus ori (Smith, 1968)
- Species Ventrifossa petersoni (Alcock, 1891) accepted as Ventrifossa petersonii (Alcock, 1891)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gilbert, C. H.; Hubbs, C.L. (1920). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The macrouroid fishes of the Philippine Islands and the East Indies. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100, v. 1 (pt 7): 369-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13637 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Ventrifossa Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158746 on 2026-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilbert, C. H.; Hubbs, C.L. (1920). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The macrouroid fishes of the Philippine Islands and the East Indies. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100, v. 1 (pt 7): 369-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13637 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミサキソコダラ属 | [details] |