Dolopichthys pullatus
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Lophiiformes (Anglerfish)
Oneirodidae (Dreamers)
Dolopichthys
Dolopichthys pullatus
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep. Characterized by having escal morphology: escal bulb with small rounded, anteriorly to anteroventrally directed papilla on anterior midline, continuous internally with slightly larger posteriorly to posterodorsally directed papilla on dorsal midline; compressed posterior appendage sigmoidal in shape and usually twice as long as escal bulb; darkly pigmented swollen basal part of posterior appendage in specimens 84mm and larger; presence of filaments on posterior appendage, pigmented in specimens 84 mm and larger; dorsal fin rays 5-8; anal fin rays 4-6; pectoral fin rays 17-22 (Ref. 86949).
Distribution
Tropical to temperate parts of all oceans.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 800-2000 m.
Biology
Mesopelagic (Ref. 10524).
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD), assessed 2014-07-17. Resilience: Medium (Fecundity assumed < 1000).
References
Bertelsen, E. (1990) Oneirodidae. p. 498-507. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post, and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
Mundy, B.C. (2005) Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704.
Stewart, A.L. and T.W. Pietsch (1998) The ceratioid anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of New Zealand. J. The Royal Society of New Zealand. Vol. 28(1):1-37.
Pietsch, T.W. (2009) Oceanic anglerfishes. Extraordinary diversity in the deep sea. Oceanic Anglerfishes, i-xii; 1-557pp.
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