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Longhead dreamer

Chaenophryne longiceps Regan, 1925

Status not recordedbony fish

The longhead dreamer (Chaenophryne longiceps) is a species in the family Oneirodidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the longhead 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 longhead dreamer live?

Not recorded

Is the longhead 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 longhead dreamer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOneirodidae
  6. genusChaenophryne
  7. SpeciesChaenophryne longiceps Regan, 1925

Synonyms Chaenophryne bicornis, Chaenophryne crenata, Chaenophryne crossotus, Chaenophryne haplactis, Chaenophryne longiceps quadrifilis, Chaenophryne quadrifilis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Can-opener smoothdreamEnglish
  • břichatka dlouhohlaváCzech
  • Doux-rêve Ouvre-boîteFrench
  • スベスベラクダアンコウJapanese
  • Длиннопёрая хенофринаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longhead dreamer

Other species in the same genus Chaenophryne.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the longhead dreamer?

The longhead dreamer (Chaenophryne longiceps) 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). Longhead dreamer (Chaenophryne longiceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhead-dreamer

MLA

“Longhead dreamer (Chaenophryne longiceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhead-dreamer.

BibTeX
@misc{longhead_dreamer_2026,
  title = {Longhead dreamer (Chaenophryne longiceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/longhead-dreamer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}