Spiny dreamer

📖 Overview

Spiny dreamer (Oneirodes acanthias), first described by Gilbert, 1915 is a medium-sized fish in the family Oneirodidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 20.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 1750 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Anal soft rays: 4. Characterized by having escal morphology: posterior escal appendage always branched; ratio between lengths of the dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.53-0.71; subopercle without indentation on posterodorsal margin; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 20-55, lower jaw teeth 24-51; teeth on vomer 4-8; dorsal fin rays 5-7; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 15-18; head length 34.2-44.5% SL; head depth 35.2-53.6% SL; premaxilla length 27.3-33-9% SL; length of lower jaw 38.6-51.8% SL; length of illicium 18.6-28.6% SL .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Spiny dreamer is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1750 m , usually 500 - 1250 m . Deep-water; 62°N - 22°N, 177°W - 109°W

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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