Chaenophryne draco
| Smooth dreamer | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Division: | Chordata
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| Order: | Lophiiformes
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| Genus: | Chaenophryne Regan, 1925
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| Species: | C. draco Beebe, 1932
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| Chaenophryne draco Beebe, 1932
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Chaenophryne draco (smooth dreamer, or smooth-headed dreamer) is a species of dreamer in the family Onierodidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide at a depth of 350 to 1750 meters.
Description[]
Chaenophryne draco is a small fish. Its size range is unknown, but is thought to grow from 8.3 to 12.3 centimeters in length based on two unsexed individuals and one female individual. It has the largest ratio of the number of upper jaw teeth to lower jaw teeth of any species in its genus.
References[]
[1] Sa-a, Pascualita: Chaenophryne draco, fishbase.org, modified by Pablico, Grace Tolentino
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Oneirodidae
- Fish described in 1932
- Taxa named by William Beebe