Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 4. The esca of this species is characterized as follows: poorly developed terminal papilla; internal pigment developed in its basal half, forms a relatively short branch along posterior edge; no anterior process; the anterolateral processes (pair) simple, slightly longer than height of esca, thin, but their ends not filamentous; central process of esca unpaired, fairly simple, lobate, with incised distal edge and two small appendages at the base along posterior edge; posterior process simple, laterally compressed, distally slightly expanding, and somewhat smaller than height of esca; no pigmented processes (Ref. 123295).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Oneirodidae

Genus: Oneirodes

Species: Oneirodes parapietschi Prokofiev, 2014

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathypelagic