Oneirodes parapietschi

Oneirodes parapietschi Prokofiev, 2014

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > 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); parapietschi: Named for its resemblance to Oneirodes pietschi which was named for Theodore Pietsch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 123295). Deep-water

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Eastern Pacific. High Seas only.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123295)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 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).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Prokofiev, A.M., 2014. New species and new records of deepsea anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae. J. Ichthyol. 54(8):602-607. (Ref. 123295)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 11 October 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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