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Dreamers
Oneirodidae
The dreamers are a family, Oneirodidae, of deep-sea anglerfishes in the order Lophiiformes. They are the largest and most diverse group of deep-sea anglerfish, and also the least well-known with several genera represented by only one, two, or three female specimens. They are found in deep, temperate waters around the world. They are small fishes, the largest species growing to about 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length.
16 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 71 known species
Oneirodes
genusOneirodes
Lophodolos
genusLophodolos
Chaenophryne
genusChaenophryne
Dolopichthys
genusDolopichthys
Bertella
genusBertella
Chirophryne
genusChirophryne
Danaphryne
genusDanaphryne
Dermatias
genusDermatias
Ctenochirichthys
genusCtenochirichthys
Microlophichthys
genusMicrolophichthys
Leptacanthichthys
genusLeptacanthichthys
Pentherichthys
genusPentherichthys
Phyllorhinichthys
genusPhyllorhinichthys
Tyrannophryne
genusTyrannophryne
Spiniphryne
genusSpiniphryne
Puck
genusPuck
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61543.