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Dolopichthys dinema Pietsch, 1972 |
| Family: | Oneirodidae (Dreamers) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 700 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Atlantic. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Characterized by having two tapering filaments on dorsal midline of escal bulb, each darkly pigmented except for distal one-half to one fourth of length ; posterior filament twice as long as anterior filament, 25-26.7% of illicium length; 2 simple, short, unpigmented tapering appendages placed bilaterally on dorsal surface of escal bulb posterior to long tapering filaments; swollen basal part of compressed posterior escal appendage without pigment; presence of connecting membrane between anterior and posterior filaments of posterior escal appendage; teeth on lower jaw 35-39; teeth on vomer 2; dorsal fin rays 7; anal fin rays 6; pectoral fin rays 19-20 (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | Mesopelagic. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||