93.31 Ventrifossa nasuta: 24.5 cm holotype (off South Africa).
93.32 Ventrifossa or;
(Smith,1968)
?Macrurus (Macrurus) pumiliceps: Brauer, 1906: 262. Lionurus nigromaculatus (non McCulloch): Barnard, 1925 : 348. ?Lionurus
pumiliceps: Barnard, 1925: 347 (in part). Macruroplus nigromaculatus
(non McCulloch): Smith, SFSA No. 243. Macruroplus ori Smith, 1968: 4,
PI. 2 (off Durban).
D II,9-11 + ca. 140; P 19-24; V 15-18; lateral GR 0+(8-10), medial
(1-2)+(10-13). First D longer than head, with a black blotch distally;
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snout without blackish margins. Chin barbel about Yz head length. Scales
on branchiostegal membranes. Spinules on scales fine, conical, arranged
in discrete parallel rows . This species is close to V. nigromaculata (McCulloch, 1907) from Australia and Chile, but they can be distinguished by
upper jaw length (33-39% head length in V. ori, 39-45% in V. nigromaculata), V ray count (15-18 vs. 13-15), greatest size (about 20 cm in
V. ori, more than 34 cm in V. nigromaculata), and slight differences in
physiognomy and head proportions.
Attains at least 20 cm. Off Agulhas Bank, Durban and
East London, in about 275 - 550 m. Also probably from
Somalia , Uruguay and southern Brazil.
93.32 Ventrifossa ori: 20 em (off Natal?).
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