Oneirodes Plagionema

📖 Overview

Oneirodes Plagionema (Oneirodes plagionema), first described by Pietsch & Seigel, 1980 is a tiny fish in the family Oneirodidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 2.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 1500 to 2000 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 - 6; Anal soft rays: 4. Escal morphology: anterior appendage narrow, elongate, and directed anteroventrally; medial appendages absent; posterior appendage minute; a pair of filamentous, branched, anterolateral appendages. Characterized further by having short subopercle, upper end rounded, without indentation on posterodorsal margin; ventral forks length of opercle 22.7-25.0% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.53-0.60; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 24-34, lower jaw teeth 31-38; teeth on vomer 6; dorsal fin rays 5-6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 14-15; head length 33.7-45.8% SL; head depth 37.5-41.9% SL; premaxilla length 26.0-31.4% SL; length of lower jaw 36.5-45.8% SL; length of illicium 13.0-25.0% SL .: short and / or deep.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Oneirodes Plagionema is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1500 - 2000 m . Deep-water East Indian Ocean: west coast of Tasmania.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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