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Ventrifossa

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Ventrifossa is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.

Phylum:Chordata
Division:Teleostei
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Ventrifossa
Temporal range: 56–0 Ma Early Miocene to Present[1]
Ventrifossa garmani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Genus: Ventrifossa
Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Type species
Coryphaenoides garmani
Jordan & Gilbert, 1904
Synonyms
  • Atherodus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
  • Sokodara Iwamoto, 1979
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There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus

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