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Oneirodes luetkeni (Regan, 1925) |
| 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: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||