Oneirodes eschrichtii Lütken, 1871
Bulbous dreamer
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Oneirodes eschrichtii
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Oneirodidae (Dreamers)
Etymology: Oneirodes: Greek, 'oneiros' = a dream or dreamlike or out of a dream (suggesting this fish is so strange and marvelous that can exist only in dreams) (Ref. 86949); eschrichtii: Named after D.F. Eschricht, Danish naturalist (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Daniel Frederik Eschricht (1798–1863) was a Danish physician, physiologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lütken.
Etymology: Oneirodes: Greek, 'oneiros' = a dream or dreamlike or out of a dream (suggesting this fish is so strange and marvelous that can exist only in dreams) (Ref. 86949); eschrichtii: Named after D.F. Eschricht, Danish naturalist (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Daniel Frederik Eschricht (1798–1863) was a Danish physician, physiologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lütken.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 750 - 2500 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
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Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: off Madeira, Portugal, Ireland and Iceland.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5951); 29.7 cm TL (female)
Max length : 28.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5951); 29.7 cm TL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Anal soft rays: 4. Esca with anterior appendage bearing papillae and a few short filaments at distal tip; posterior appendage never branched. Characterized by having similar esca to that of O.bulbosus and O.anisacanthus; lacks numerous tapering distal filaments of the anterior appendage of O.bulbosus and lateral escal appendage of O.anisacanthus; subopercle without indentation on posterodorsal margin; length of ventral fork of opercle 20.7-31.9% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.44-0.69; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobrachial II; upper jaw teeth 24-50; lower jaw teeth 29-56;teeth on vomer 4-8; dorsal fin rays 5-7; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 15-19; head length 33.3-46.2% SL; head depth 34.7-55.4% SL; premaxilla length 22.4-38.9% SL; lower-jaw length 34.3-55.7% SL; illicium length 17.8-38.6& SL (Ref. 86949).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Mesopelagic species.
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Main reference
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Bertelsen, E., 1990. Oneirodidae. p. 498-507. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post, and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 10524)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 May 2013
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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