Scientific Name
Oneirodes sabex

Common Name
Rough dreamer

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4. Escal morphology: anterior appendage not cylindrical, compressed, without pigmented internal tube; medial appendage present; posterior appendage cylindrical, unbranched.

Classification

Classified By

Pietsch & Seigel, 1980

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Anglerfishes (Lophiiformes)

Family

Dreamers (Oneirodidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: in the western Pacific, it occurs in Southeast Asia and eastern Australia (Ref. 26783).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 40966)

Trophic Level

4.04 s.e. 0.69 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

13.5 cm

Common Length

12.1 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated