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 (Ref. 86949).