Bulbous dreamer
| Bulbous dreamer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Oneirodidae |
| Genus: | Oneirodes |
| Species: | O. eschrichtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Oneirodes eschrichtii Lütken, 1871 | |
The bulbous dreamer, Oneirodes eschrichtii, is a dreamer of the family Oneirodidae, found in all oceans, in deep water. Its length is up to 28 cm (11 in) for males and up to 21 cm (8 in) for females.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer and 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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