Oneirodes Sanjeevani
📖 Overview
Oneirodes Sanjeevani (Oneirodes sanjeevani), first described by Rajeeshkumar, 2017 is a small fish in the family Oneirodidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 6.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 380 to 600 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 4. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a simple, long, laterally compressed, posterior escal appendage; a relatively short illicium; subopercle short and broad, ventral margin nearly circular; escal appendage morphology with anterior appendage internally pigmented, a pair of unbranched, anterolateral appendages, the terminal papilla with a single distal spot of pigment, and a pair of fleshy, stout, medial appendages, each divided distally into two or three (on each side) short, slender filaments .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Oneirodes Sanjeevani is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 380 - 600 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: High Seas only.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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