Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 4. Belonging to the Oneirodes schmidti-group. Lacking an anterior escal apparatus. Escal morphology: a pair of simple, elongate, anterolateral escal appendages, without internal pigmentation; a pair of simple, elongate, medial escal appendages, each divided distally into three or more short, slender filaments; a simple, elongate, and anteroposteriorly compress posterior escal appendage, slightly expanded distally; all appendages without pigmentation; terminal escal papilla with or without a pair of small distal pigment spots (Ref. 51069). Characterized further by absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 32-58, lower jaw teeth 34-42; teeth on vomer 4-6; dorsal fin rays 6; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 14-16; head length 34-41% SL; head depth 35-43% SL; premaxilla length 27-31% SL; length of lower jaw 35-42% SL; length of illicium 29-49% SL (Ref. 86949).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Oneirodidae

Genus: Oneirodes

Species: Oneirodes pietschi Ho & Shao, 2004

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).

Habitat

bathypelagic