| Family: |
Oneirodidae (Dreamers) |
| Max. size: |
1.55 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: South China Sea (Ref. 40966) and Caribbean Sea (Ref. 86949). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Characterized by having head and body covered with pigment nearly to base of caudal fin; darkest pigment of head on jaw and gill cover; tips of the longest caudal rays pigmented, few melanophores on caudal fin near base; illicium short and undeveloped; esca short, posteriorly directed appendage; relatively larger subopercle, ventral fork of opercle relatively shorter (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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