Oneirodes Posti

📖 Overview

Oneirodes Posti (Oneirodes posti) is a ray-finned fish of the family Oneirodidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 13.5 cm. It occurs at depths between 800 and 1800 metres. With a trophic level of 4.1, it is a mid-level predator. It is assessed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 4. Characterized by having escal morphology: heavy black pigmentation of the escal appendages unique among species of Oneirodes; similar to O.kreffti in having short anterior escal appendage and a pair of extremely large , branched medial escal appendages; short and broad subopercle, ventral end semicircular, dorsal end tapering in holotype, rounded in paratype, without posterior indentation; length of ventral fork of opercle 25.2-29.5% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.38-0.54; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 30-34; lower jaw teeth 40-41; teeth on vomer 6-8; dorsal fin rays 5-6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 16-17; head length 36.3-42.5% SL; head depth 37.0-49.3% SL; length of premaxilla 27.4-38.5% SL; length of lower jaw 42.6-51.3% SL; illicium length 13.7-25.6% SL .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Oneirodes Posti is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Oneirodes Posti is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Oneirodes Posti is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 800 - 1800 m . Deep-water North Atlantic.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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