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Oneirodidae (Dreamers)

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Chaenophryne draco
Smooth Dreamer
Oneirodidae
Lophiiformes
Actinopterygii
About This Family
Distribution:
Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific.
Habitat:
Marine.
Remarks:
Little information is known about Dreamers except that their skin is naked, although some females have short spines, and dorsal fin with 4-8 rays and anal fin with 4-7 rays. The name is derived from the Greek god Oneiros (the god of sleep).

The family consists of sixteen genera with about 62 species.

References:
Nelson 2006
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