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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Oneirodidae Dreamers

Genus: Chaenophryne

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Chaenophryne draco
[Smooth dreamer]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Tropical to temperate par
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
Chaenophryne longiceps Regan, 1925

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Chaenophryne longiceps
[Can-opener smoothdream]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Chaenophryne melanorhabdus Regan & Trewavas, 1932

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chaenophryne melanorhabdus
[]

Photo by Pietsch, T.W.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Chaenophryne quasiramifera Pietsch, 2007

Photo by Pietsch, T.W.
 
Chaenophryne quasiramifera
[]
No picture found
Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Chaenophryne ramifera
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5 Species of Family Oneirodidae with Genus Chaenophryne
(Dreamers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1932 Chaenophryne draco Smooth dreamer Tropical and subtropical 12.3 SL
1925 Chaenophryne longiceps Can-opener smoothdream Tropical to temperate par 24.5 SL
1932 Chaenophryne melanorhabdus Western Central Pacific 10.2 SL
2007 Chaenophryne quasiramifera Southeast Pacific 9.8 SL
1932 Chaenophryne ramifera Tropical and subtropical 9.6 SL



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