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Longhand dreamer

Chirophryne xenolophus Regan & Trewavas, 1932

Status not recordedbony fish

The longhand dreamer (Chirophryne xenolophus) is a species in the family Oneirodidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the longhand dreamer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the longhand dreamer live?

Not recorded

Is the longhand dreamer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the longhand dreamer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOneirodidae
  6. genusChirophryne
  7. SpeciesChirophryne xenolophus Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • břichatka západopacifickáCzech
  • ツノラクダアンコウJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longhand dreamer

Other species in the same family Oneirodidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the longhand dreamer?

The longhand dreamer (Chirophryne xenolophus) belongs to the family Oneirodidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Longhand dreamer (Chirophryne xenolophus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhand-dreamer

MLA

“Longhand dreamer (Chirophryne xenolophus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhand-dreamer.

BibTeX
@misc{longhand_dreamer_2026,
  title = {Longhand dreamer (Chirophryne xenolophus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhand-dreamer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}