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Dolopichthys danae Regan, 1926 |
| Family: | Oneirodidae (Dreamers) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.5 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 600 - 2000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean: occurring from tropical to temperate waters. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 5-6. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: long illicium and unique escal morphology; escal bulb with 2 distally bifurcating papillae on dorsal midline, each darkly pigmented and well separated from each other; absence of connecting membrane between anterior and posterior filaments of posterior escal appendage; anterior filament of posterior appendage darkly pigmented in 75-mm specimen; teeth on lower jaw 53-260; teeth on vomer 0-3; dorsal fin rays 7; anal fin rays 5-6; pectoral fin rays 20-21; illicium length 43.9-75.3% SL (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | Also mesopelagic (Ref. 10524). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||