| Oneirodidae (Dreamers) |
| 6.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 380 - 600 m |
| Western Indian Ocean: High Seas only. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 4-4. 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 (Ref. 116652). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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