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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Rough dreamer

Oneirodes sabex Pietsch & Seigel, 1980
Max Length
18.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.3
Depth
780–1800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
39.00/100
Typical Length
12.1 cm
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Rough dreamer is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Oneirodes sabex
Authority
Pietsch & Seigel, 1980
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
18.9 cm
Depth Range
780–1800 m
Trophic Level
4.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
39.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 4. Characterized by having escal morphology: short anterior appendage, laterally compressed, without pigmented internal tube; presence of medial appendages; short, simple, cylindrical to laterally compressed; short and broad subopercle, dorsal end tapering to a point, without indentation on posterodorsal margin; length of ventral fork of opercle 24.2-27.1% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle0.48-0.64; upper fork of opercle supported by 2-3 bony ribs in some large specimens; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw with 26-52; lower jaw teeth 36-50; teeth on vomer 4-10; dorsal fin rays 5-6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 14-17; head length 32.2-39.5% SL; head depth 34.2-41.5% SL; premaxilla length 26-32.1% SL; length of lower jaw 33.2-45.3% SL; illicium length 14.4-26.5% SL .: short and / or deep.

🌀 Behaviour

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🦐 Diet

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🥚 Reproduction

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🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 780 - 1800 m . Deep-water Pacific Ocean: SE Asia, Indonesian, eastern Australian and New Zealand waters.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
4.3±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01995 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
18.9cm
Dorsal Rays
6
Anal Rays
4

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
39.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.3
Apex / Top predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Pietsch & Seigel, 1980

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Oneirodes appendixus Ni & Xu 1988 Synonym
Oneirodes sebax Pietsch & Seigel 1980 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

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

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