Macrouridae

Arrowtooth grenadier

Ventrifossa atherodon

Thirty One Centimeters Macrourid Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Medium

The arrowtooth grenadier (Ventrifossa atherodon) is a species of rattail. This is a deep-water fish found at depths of up to 950 m. It was originally recorded from the waters around Hawaii but has recently also been recorded near Taiwan, which suggests it has a far wider distribution than previously thought.