Oneirodidae

The dreamers are a family, Oneirodidae, of deep-sea anglerfishes in the order Lophiiformes. They are the largest and most diverse group of deep-sea anglerfish, and also the least well-known with several genera represented by only one, two, or three female specimens.^[1] They are found in deep, temperate waters around the world. They are small fishes, the largest species growing to about 20 centimeters (8 inches) long.

Species

FishBase lists 63 species in sixteen genera:^[2]

• Genus Bertella
  • Bertella idiomorpha Pietsch, 1973.
• Genus Chaenophryne
  • Smooth dreamer, Chaenophryne draco Beebe, 1932.
  • Chaenophryne longiceps Regan, 1925.
  • Chaenophryne melanorhabdus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
  • Chaenophryne quasiramifera Pietsch, 2007.
  • Chaenophryne ramifera Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Chirophryne
  • Chirophryne xenolophus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Ctenochirichthys
  • Ctenochirichthys longimanus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Danaphryne
  • Danaphryne nigrifilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
• Genus Dolopichthys
  • Dolopichthys allector Garman, 1899.
  • Dolopichthys danae Regan, 1926.
  • Dolopichthys dinema Pietsch, 1972.
  • Dolopichthys jubatus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
  • Dolopichthys karsteni Leipertz & Pietsch, 1987.
  • Dolopichthys longicornis Parr, 1927.
  • Dolopichthys pullatus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Leptacanthichthys
  • Plainchin dreamarm, Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis (Regan, 1925).
• Genus Lophodolos
  • Whalehead dreamer, Lophodolos acanthognathus Regan, 1925.
  • Lophodolos indicus Lloyd, 1909.
• Genus Microlophichthys
  • Short-rod anglerfish, Microlophichthys microlophus (Regan, 1925).
• Genus Oneirodes
  • Spiny dreamer, Oneirodes acanthias (Gilbert, 1915).
  • Oneirodes alius Seigel & Pietsch, 1978.
  • Oneirodes anisacanthus (Regan, 1925).
  • Oneirodes appendixus Ni & Xu, 1988.
  • Oneirodes basili Pietsch, 1974.
  • Oneirodes bradburyae Grey, 1957.
  • Bulb-fish, Oneirodes bulbosus Chapman, 1939.
  • Oneirodes carlsbergi (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes clarkei Swinney & Pietsch, 1988.
  • Oneirodes cristatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes dicromischus Pietsch, 1974.
  • Nightmare dreamer, Oneirodes epithales Orr, 1991.
  • Bulbous dreamer, Oneirodes eschrichtii Lütken, 1871.
  • Oneirodes flagellifer (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes haplonema Stewart & Pietsch, 1998.
  • Oneirodes heteronema (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes kreffti Pietsch, 1974.
  • Oneirodes luetkeni (Regan, 1925).
  • Oneirodes macronema (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes macrosteus Pietsch, 1974.
  • Oneirodes melanocauda Bertelsen, 1951.
  • Oneirodes micronema Grobecker, 1978.
  • Oneirodes mirus (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes myrionemus Pietsch, 1974.
  • Oneirodes notius Pietsch, 1974.
  • Oneirodes pietschi Ho & Shao, 2004.
  • Oneirodes plagionema Pietsch & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes posti Bertelsen & Grobecker, 1980.
  • Oneirodes pterurus Pietsch & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes rosenblatti Pietsch, 1974.
  • Oneirodes sabex Pietsch & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes schistonema Pietsch & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes schmidti (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes theodoritissieri Belloc, 1938.
  • Oneirodes thompsoni (Schultz, 1934).
  • Oneirodes thysanema Pietsch & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes whitleyi Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1983.
• Genus Pentherichthys
  • Pentherichthys venustus (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
• Genus Phyllorhinichthys
  • Phyllorhinichthys balushkini Pietsch, 2004.
  • Phyllorhinichthys micractis Pietsch, 1969.
• Genus Pietschichthys
  • Pietschichthys horridus Kharin, 1989.
• Genus Puck
  • Puck pinnata Pietsch, 1978.
• Genus Spiniphryne
  • Spiniphryne duhameli Pietsch & Baldwin, 2006
  • Spiniphryne gladisfenae (Beebe, 1932).
• Genus Tyrannophryne
  • Tyrannophryne pugnax Regan & Trewavas, 1932.

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