| Family: |
Oneirodidae (Dreamers) |
| Max. size: |
13.4 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 750 - 3000 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Distinguishing characteristics: esca with stout, unpigmented anterior appendage; pair of medial escal appendages each consisting of 2 to 3 branched filaments, distal tips pigmented; terminal escal papilla truncated; stout, unpigmented posterior escal appendage; absence of lateral escal appendages; long illicium; absence of epibranchial teeth, presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 50-145, lower jaw teeth 59-137; vomer with 6-14 teeth (Ref. 086949). |
| 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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