Macrouridae

Pale smiling whiptail

Ventrifossa gomoni

Macrourid Fish from Four Hundred Fifty Meters

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium

Pale smiling whiptail is a marine fish found around Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.