Oneirodes anisacanthus (Regan, 1925)

Family:  Oneirodidae (Dreamers)
Max. size:  1.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 17.3 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1500 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: single records from off Madeira and the Irminger Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Characterized by having similar escal morphology with O.eschrichtii and O.bulbosus but differs in having a well-developed lateral escal appendage; absence of indentation on posterodorsal margin of subopercle; length of ventral fork of opercle 24.9-29.6% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.44-0.60; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobrachial II; upper jaw teeth 21-53; lower jaw teeth 26-54; teeth on vomer 5-8; dorsal fin rays 6-7; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 15-19; head length 38.2-43.6% SL; head depth 38.5-42.9% SL; premaxilla length 27.3-34.0% SL; length of lower jaw 43.2-50.6% SL; illicial length 20.8-30.8% SL (Ref. 86949).
Biology:  Also mesopelagic (Ref. 10524).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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