| Family: |
Oneirodidae (Dreamers) |
| Max. size: |
16 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1750 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama (Ref. 40966). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Distinguishing characteristics: esca with stout anterior appendage, slightly swollen distal tip and pigmented in larger specimens; truncate terminal escal papilla, flanked on each side by a medial appendage consisting of 2-3 short, unpigmented filaments; unpigmented, tapering, posterior escal appendage less than length of escal bulb; lacks teeth on pharyngobranchial II; relatively short illicium 13.0-20.4% SL; well developed teeth on anterior margin of epibranchial of first gill arch; total number of upper jaw teeth 57-134, lower jaw with 51-93 teeth; vomer with 6-10 teeth (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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