Can-opener smoothdream
📖 Overview
Bathypelagic . Also mesopelagic. Males dwarfed, non-parasitic . Feeds on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: esca with a pair of elongate internally pigmented and bilaterally placed anterior appendages, less than one-tenth to greater than length of escal bulb; smaller ratio between number of upper and lower jaw teeth, 0.70-0.94; total number of teeth in upper jaw teeth 28-40, lower jaw 34-57 teeth; vomerine teeth 4-8; length of illicium 22.4-40.3% SL; escal bulb width 5.3-11.4% SL; has fewer dorsal and anal fin rays than C.ramifera, and greater number of pectoral fin rays than all other species of the genus .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Can-opener smoothdream is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Can-opener smoothdream is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Can-opener smoothdream is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - 1000 m . Deep-water; 46°N - 60°S, 180°W - 180°E Northeast Pacific: south of southern California to Oregon, USA (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | can-opener smoothdream · Longhead Dreamer |
| 🌍CES | břichatka dlouhohlavá |
| 🇫🇷French | Doux-rêve Ouvre-boîte |
| 🌍ISL | Slétthyrna |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Subesuberakudaanko · スベスベラクダアンコウ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длиннопёрая хенофрина |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 15 records indexed .
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