Diagnostic Description
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Esca with anterior appendage bearing papillae and a few short filaments at distal tip; posterior appendage never branched. Characterized by having similar esca to that of O.bulbosus and O.anisacanthus; lacks numerous tapering distal filaments of the anterior appendage of O.bulbosus and lateral escal appendage of O.anisacanthus; subopercle without indentation on posterodorsal margin; length of ventral fork of opercle 20.7-31.9% SL; ratio of lengths of dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.44-0.69; absence of epibranchial teeth; presence of teeth on pharyngobrachial II; upper jaw teeth 24-50; lower jaw teeth 29-56;teeth on vomer 4-8; dorsal fin rays 5-7; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 15-19; head length 33.3-46.2% SL; head depth 34.7-55.4% SL; premaxilla length 22.4-38.9% SL; lower-jaw length 34.3-55.7% SL; illicium length 17.8-38.6& SL (Ref. 86949).
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Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Analsoft rays: 4
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Bulbous dreamer: Brief Summary
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The bulbous dreamer, Oneirodes eschrichtii, is a dreamer of the family Oneirodidae, found in all oceans, in deep water. Its length is up to 2.8 cm (1 in) for males and up to 29 cm (11 in) for females.
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Distribution
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Greenland to Bermuda
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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