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Arrow Toothed Grenadier Fish

Ventrifossa atherodon (Gilbert & Cramer 1897)

Diagnostic Description

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Snout short, conical; eyes large, its diameter greater than snout length. Scales small, with very small, conical, erect spinules. Margins along the leading edge of the snout, supranarial ridges, and a median nasal ridge black; first dorsal fin uniformly dusky.
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Rodolfo B. Reyes
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 2
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds on shrimp-like crustacea and squid (Ref. 1371).
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Feeds on shrimp-like crustacean and squid (Ref. 1371).
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Susan M. Luna
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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