Krefft's dreamer
📖 Overview
Mesopelagic species . Most specimens taken in depths less than 1000 m with bottom trawls . Maximum depth reported in Ref. 10977. No male specimens are known.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Characterized by having escal morphology: pair of highly branched medial escal appendages, in combination with an elongate cylindrical lateral escal appendage on each side; well-developed lateral escal appendage; esca with a pair of stout, medial appendages; more globose form, having a deeper and longer head and a longer lower jaw than O.anisacanthus; short subopercle, dorsal end rounded or tapering to a point, without indentation on posterodorsal margin; length of ventral fork of opercle 28.6-31.9% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.47-0.53; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 16-55; lower jaw teeth 24-50; teeth on vomer 4-8; dorsal fin rays 5-6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 16-18; head length 38.6-64.3% SL; head depth 43.9-50.5% SL; length of premaxilla 30.7-35.5% SL; length of lower jaw 45.5-52.3% SL; illicial length 22.3-27.3% SL .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Krefft's dreamer is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Krefft's dreamer is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Krefft's dreamer is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m , usually ? - 1000 m . Deep-water; 18°S - 45°S, 0°E - 180°E Pacific ocean; northernmost record off Port Hedland, Western Australia , at about 18°S; southernmost record on the Pacific side of the South I.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Krefft's Dreamer · Krefft’s Dreamer · Whitley's Dreamer |
| 🌍CES | břichatka Krefftova |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Онейрод Креффта |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneirodes whitleyi | Bertelsen & Pietsch | 1983 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 5 records indexed .
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