| Family: |
Oneirodidae (Dreamers) |
| Max. size: |
2.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1500 - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
East Indian Ocean: west coast of Tasmania. Western Central Pacific: Banda Sea. Southeast Pacific: Peru-Chile Trench. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Escal morphology: anterior appendage narrow, elongate, and directed anteroventrally; medial appendages absent; posterior appendage minute; a pair of filamentous, branched, anterolateral appendages. Characterized further by having short subopercle, upper end rounded, without indentation on posterodorsal margin; ventral forks length of opercle 22.7-25.0% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.53-0.60; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 24-34, lower jaw teeth 31-38; teeth on vomer 6; dorsal fin rays 5-6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 14-15; head length 33.7-45.8% SL; head depth 37.5-41.9% SL; premaxilla length 26.0-31.4% SL; length of lower jaw 36.5-45.8% SL; length of illicium 13.0-25.0% SL (Ref. 86949). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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