Dolopichthys jubatus Regan & Trewavas, 1932

Family:  Oneirodidae (Dreamers)
Max. size:  8.9 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 690 - 1353 m
Distribution:  Tropical to temperate parts of all oceans.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Characterized by having escal bulb with two short distally bifurcating papillae on anterior midline, each devoid of pigment and lying very close together; absence of bilaterally placed papillae on dorsal surface of escal bulb; compressed posterior appendage less than length of escal bulb in specimens 33 mm and smaller, more than three times length of escal bulb in 89 mm specimen; unpigmented swollen basal part of posterior appendage in specimens 33mm and smaller, lightly pigmented in 89 mm specimen; absence of connecting membrane between anterior and posterior filaments of posterior escal appendage in specimens 19.5 mm and larger (Ref. 86949).
Biology:  Also mesopelagic (Ref. 10524).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 February 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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