Ventrifossa

Ventrifossa is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.

Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus
 * Ventrifossa atherodon (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa ctenomelas (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Hawaiian grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa divergens C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Plainfin grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa garmani (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Sagami grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa gomoni Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Pale smiling whiptail)
 * Ventrifossa johnboborum Iwamoto, 1982 (Snoutscale whiptail)
 * Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura, 1982
 * Ventrifossa macrodon Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
 * Ventrifossa macropogon N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Longbeard grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa macroptera Okamura, 1982 (Palau grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa misakia (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Misaki grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa mucocephalus N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Slimehead grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa mystax Iwamoto & M. E. Anderson, 1994
 * Ventrifossa nasuta (J. L. B. Smith, 1935) (Conesnout grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis C. H. Gilbert & C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Spinaker grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa obtusirostris Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
 * Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Thinbarbel whiptail)
 * Ventrifossa petersonii (Alcock, 1891) (Peterson's grenadier)
 * Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Okamura, 1984
 * Ventrifossa saikaiensis Okamura, 1984
 * Ventrifossa sazonovi Iwamoto & A. Williams, 1999 (Dark smiling whiptail)
 * Ventrifossa teres Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992
 * Ventrifossa vinolenta Iwamoto & Merrett, 1997