Bulbous dreamer

Bulbous dreamer
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Oneirodidae
Genus:	Oneirodes
Species:	O. eschrichtii
Binomial name
	Oneirodes eschrichtii; Lütken, 1871
Synonyms
	List Specieslist ; Oneirodes megaceros ; Holt & Byrne, 1908 ; Dolopichthys megaceros ; (Holt & Byrne, 1908) ; Dolopichthys obtusus ; Parr, 1927 ; Dolopichthys tentaculatus ; Beebe, 1932 ; Dolopichthys digitatus ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys simplex ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys pollicifer ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys brevifilis ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys diadematus ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys pennatus ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys frondosus ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys ptilotus ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys multifilis ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys claviger ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys thysanophorus ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys plumatus ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys cirrifer ; Regan & Trewavas, 1932 ; Dolopichthys hibernicus ; Fraser-Brunner, 1935 ;

The bulbous dreamer (Oneirodes eschrichtii) is a species of anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is the type species of the genus Oneirodes by monotypy.^[3]

Description

The bulbous dreamer has a crown-shaped esca with a papilla at the top. It has a spherical body. It can reach 29.7 cm (11.7 in) long.

References

↑ Arnold, R. (2015). "Oneirodes eschrichtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18128749A42837302. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18128749A42837302.en. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Oneirodes escherichtii" in FishBase. June 2024 version.
↑ "Genera in the family Oneirodidae, Catalog of Fishes".

[iucn-1] Arnold, R. (2015). "Oneirodes eschrichtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18128749A42837302. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18128749A42837302.en. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Oneirodes escherichtii" in FishBase. June 2024 version.

[3] "Genera in the family Oneirodidae, Catalog of Fishes".

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