SLIMEHEAD GRENADIER
Ventrifossa mucocephalus
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Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 2; Anal spines: 0 - 0. Scales rather large, with slender conical to somewhat lanceolate and flattened spinules arranged in widely divergent V row or in quincunx order. Snout with black margin along its leading edge only; gums all white; first dorsal fin uniformly blackish.
Max size: 40 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371)