Macrouridae

Thinbarbel whiptail

Ventrifossa paxtoni

Forty Eight Centimeters Carp from the Pacific Ocean

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

Thinbarbel whiptail is a marine fish from Western Central Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 48 cm.