Whitley's dreamer (Oneirodes whitleyi)

Scientific name: Oneirodes whitleyi Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1983

The Whitley's dreamer (Oneirodes whitleyi) is a marine fish of the family Oneirodidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Australia and New Zealand.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oneirodes whitleyi
Family
Oneirodidae (Dreamers)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.2
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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