There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus •
Ventrifossa atherodon (
C. H. Gilbert &
Cramer, 1897) (Arrowtooth grenadier) •
Ventrifossa ctenomelas (
C. H. Gilbert &
Cramer, 1897) (Hawaiian grenadier) •
Ventrifossa divergens C. H. Gilbert &
C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Plainfin grenadier) •
Ventrifossa garmani (
D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Sagami grenadier) •
Ventrifossa longibarbata Okamura, 1982 •
Ventrifossa macrodon Sazonov &
Iwamoto, 1992 •
Ventrifossa macropogon N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Longbeard grenadier) •
Ventrifossa macroptera Okamura, 1982 (Palau grenadier) •
Ventrifossa misakia (
D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert, 1904) (Misaki grenadier) •
Ventrifossa mucocephalus N. B. Marshall, 1973 (Slimehead grenadier) •
Ventrifossa mystax Iwamoto &
M. E. Anderson, 1994 •
Ventrifossa nasuta (
J. L. B. Smith, 1935) (Conesnout grenadier) •
Ventrifossa nigrodorsalis C. H. Gilbert &
C. L. Hubbs, 1920 (Spinaker grenadier) •
Ventrifossa obtusirostris Sazonov &
Iwamoto, 1992 •
Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto &
A. Williams, 1999 (Thinbarbel whiptail) •
Ventrifossa petersonii (
Alcock, 1891) (Peterson's grenadier) •
Ventrifossa rhipidodorsalis Okamura, 1984 •
Ventrifossa saikaiensis Okamura, 1984 •
Ventrifossa sazonovi Iwamoto &
A. Williams, 1999 (Dark smiling whiptail) •
Ventrifossa teres Sazonov &
Iwamoto, 1992 •
Ventrifossa vinolenta Iwamoto &
Merrett, 1997 ==References==