smooth dreamer

Chaenophryne melanorhabdus

Females much larger than males

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Small

Chaenophryne melanorhabdus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Oneirodidae, the dreamers, a family of deep-sea anglerfishes. This predatory, deep-sea fish is found in the Pacific Ocean. Like other deep-sea anglerfishes, dreamers are sexually dimorphic, with the metamorphosed females dwarfing the metamorphosed males.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Chaenophryne
Maximum length: 10.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of Panama.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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