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Oneirodidae (Dreamers)
Etymology: Oneirodes: Greek, 'oneiros' = a dream or dreamlike or out of a dream (suggesting this fish is so strange and marvelous that can exist only in dreams) (Ref. 86949); amaokai: 'amaokai', i.e., in honor of Dr. Kunio Amaoka (Ref. 110440).
Eponymy: Dr Kunio Amaoka is a Japanese ichthyologist who is Professor Emeritus of Hokkaido University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 833 - 896 m (Ref. 110440). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 110440)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ho, H.-C., 2016. Records of deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) from Indonesia, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 4121(3):267-294. (Ref. 110440)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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