| Family: |
Oneirodidae (Dreamers) |
| Max. size: |
3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific. High Seas only. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 4-4. The esca of this species is characterized as follows: poorly developed terminal papilla; internal pigment developed in its basal half, forms a relatively short branch along posterior edge; no anterior process; the anterolateral processes (pair) simple, slightly longer than height of esca, thin, but their ends not filamentous; central process of esca unpaired, fairly simple, lobate, with incised distal edge and two small appendages at the base along posterior edge; posterior process simple, laterally compressed, distally slightly expanding, and somewhat smaller than height of esca; no pigmented processes (Ref. 123295). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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