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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).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 500 - 1250 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
Eastern Pacific: Chile.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 5-6; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 4. Characterized by having short illicium and high ratio between the lengths of upper and lower forks of the opercle; escal characters: esca with appendage bearing several filaments, two or three of which are stouter than others and darkly pigmented on distal one-third of length in specimens approximately 65mm and larger; anterior appendage internally pigmented in 91-mm specimen; pair of medial escal appendages each consisting of 3 primary branches, giving rise to numerous unpigmented tapering filaments; terminal escal papilla truncated, with distal streak of pigment in specimens 44mm and larger; stout posterior escal appendage bearing from 4-9 tapering filaments; absence of lateral escal appendages; subopercle without indentation on posterodorsal margin; length of ventral fork opercle 27.9-33.0% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.57-0.62; absence of epibrachial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 30-48, lower jaw teeth 30-56; teeth on vomer 4-7; dorsal fin rays 5-6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 15-16; head length 34.6-45.4% SL; head depth 40.0-51.1% SL; length of premaxilla 29.5-35.2% SL; length of lower jaw 44.2-52.3% SL; length of illicium 18.7-21.6% SL (Ref. 86949).
Type specimen taken from about 1,000 m depth (Ref. 33021).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Pequeño, G., 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132. (Ref. 9068)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.2 - 3.6, mean 2.5 °C (based on 13 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
