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Oneirodes melanocauda Bertelsen, 1951 |
| Family: | Oneirodidae (Dreamers) | |||
| Max. size: | 1.55 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 2000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: South China Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Characterized by having head and body covered with pigment nearly to base of caudal fin; darkest pigment of head on jaw and gill cover; tips of the longest caudal rays pigmented, few melanophores on caudal fin near base; illicium short and undeveloped; esca short, posteriorly directed appendage; relatively larger subopercle, ventral fork of opercle relatively shorter (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||