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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 | |||