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Oneirodidae (Dreamers)
Etymology: Dolopichthys: Greek, 'dolops' or 'dolopos' = ambusher + Greek, 'ichthys' = fish (meaning "a fish that attacks by surprise") (Ref. 86949).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 800 - 2000 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
Tropical to temperate parts of all oceans.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 5 - 8; Rayons mous anaux: 4 - 6. Characterized by having escal morphology: escal bulb with small rounded, anteriorly to anteroventrally directed papilla on anterior midline, continuous internally with slightly larger posteriorly to posterodorsally directed papilla on dorsal midline; compressed posterior appendage sigmoidal in shape and usually twice as long as escal bulb; darkly pigmented swollen basal part of posterior appendage in specimens 84mm and larger; presence of filaments on posterior appendage, pigmented in specimens 84 mm and larger; dorsal fin rays 5-8; anal fin rays 4-6; pectoral fin rays 17-22 (Ref. 86949).
Mesopelagic (Ref. 10524).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Bertelsen, E., 1990. Oneirodidae. p. 498-507. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post, and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 10524)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.7 - 6.7, mean 4.3 °C (based on 930 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fecundity assumed < 1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
