Oneirodes Basili
📖 Overview
Oneirodes Basili (Oneirodes basili), first described by Pietsch, 1974 is a medium-sized fish in the family Oneirodidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 15.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 700 to 1400 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 4. Characterized by having escal morphology: esca with filamentous, branched anterior appendage two times length of escal bulb, without internal pigment; presence of spots of dark pigment on most branches of anterior appendage; absence of medial escal appendage; rounded or conical terminal escal papilla with two bilaterally placed distal spots of pigment; posterior escal appendage, as long as escal bulb, with an anteroposteriorly compressed distal end, posterior surface of which is slightly concave and darkly pigmented; absence of lateral escal appendage; two pairs of filamentous anterolateral escal appendages; inner pair of branched tapering appendages flanking anterior appendage, each less than one-half length of escal bulb; long and narrow subopercle, dorsal end tapering to a point, without indentation on posterodorsal margin; length of ventral fork of opercle 25.3-28.6% SL; ratio of lengths of the dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.54-0.62; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 49-69, lower jaw teeth 46-60; teeth on vomer 4-8; dorsal fin rays 5-6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 15-16; head length 38.9-43.4% SL; head depth 37.7-41.7% SL; premaxilla length 32.2-33.3% SL; length of lower jaw 42.1-44.3% SL; length of illicium 45.9-51.6% SL .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Oneirodes Basili is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 700 - 1400 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | břichatka mexická |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Ковшовый онейрод |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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