| Family: |
Oneirodidae (Dreamers) |
| Max. size: |
14.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 3200 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean: Eastern North Atlantic, off southwest coast of Ireland, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Western North Atlantic, Bahamas, Eastern North Atlantic, Eastern South Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Diagnosis: Metamorphosed females of this species have longer illicium (16.0-20.8% SL) than P. micractis (11.5-12.6%SL); and further differs in having a single anterior escal appendage (vs. 2), bifurcated only at the distal tip; considerably longer, more slender, distal escal appendage, 36.4-57.6% SL (vs. 6.4-15.8%SL); and, has probably smaller, less-well-developed snout flaps, however, skin of the snout of 3 of the 5 known specimens is torn away that making proper assessment of the character is impossible (Ref. 53300). |
| Biology: |
Known from five (5) known specimens. A 12.5-cm specimen with about 35-mm long (27%SL) ovaries contains thousands of tiny eggs, each about 0.2-0.3 mm in diameter (Ref. 53300). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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