Chirophryne

The longhand dreamer, Chirophryne xenolophus is a species of dreamer known from the western Pacific Ocean, and the western North Atlantic Ocean, at a depth range of 1230-1400m. It was named and described in 1932 by Regan and Ethelwynn Trewavas. It has a body length of 6.4cm.

Chirophryne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Chirophryne
Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Species:
C. xenolophus
Binomial name
Chirophryne xenolophus
Regan & Trewavas, 1932

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