Thinbarbel whiptail (Ventrifossa paxtoni)

Scientific name: Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams, 1999

Thinbarbel whiptail (Ventrifossa paxtoni)

The Thinbarbel whiptail (Ventrifossa paxtoni) is a marine fish of the family Macrouridae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Australia, New Caledonia, Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2. pelvic fin rays 9-10, fins all black; median nasal streak faint or absent; chin barbel slender, moderately long, 24-35% of head length; outer premaxillary teeth small, scarcely enlarged; darker dorsum not strongly demarcated from paler lateral and ventral parts of trunk and tail; suborbital shelf broad, without anterior constriction, almost entirely black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ventrifossa paxtoni
Family
Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
48.0
Depth range
878–1053 m (2881–3455 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 878 - 1053 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Australia, New Caledonia, Chesterfield and Bellona Plateau.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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