Oneirodes formosanus, Formosa dreamer

Oneirodes formosanus Ho & Shao, 2019

Formosa dreamer
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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); formosanus: Named for its type locality, Formosa, an old name for Taiwan. referring to a beautiful island.

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

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 600 m (Ref. 122006). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL (female)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 4. This species with metamorphosed female differing from congeners have an elongated terminal papilla on esca; caudal peduncle deep (15.4% SL); a single simple, elongate, unbranched anterior escal appendage, with internal pigmentation; medial and lateral escal appendages absent; a simple, elongate, posterior escal appendage, tapering distally, no internal pigmentation; terminal escal papilla is elongated and cylindrical, internally pigmented, without distal pigment spots (Ref. 122006).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2019. Two new deep-sea anglerfishes (Oneirodidae and Gigantactidae) from Taiwan, with synopsis of Taiwanese ceratioids. Zootaxa 4702(1):10-18. (Ref. 122006)

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

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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