Bulbous dreamer

The bulbous dreamer, Oneirodes eschrichtii, is a dreamer of the family Oneirodidae, found in all oceans, in deep water. Its length is up to 2.8 cm (1 in) for males and up to 29 cm (11 in) for females.

Bulbous dreamer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Oneirodes
Species:
O. eschrichtii
Binomial name
Oneirodes eschrichtii
Lütken, 1871

See also

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Oneirodes eschrichtii" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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