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Mischievous dreamer

Puck pinnata Pietsch, 1978

Status not recordedbony fish

The mischievous dreamer (Puck pinnata) is a species in the family Oneirodidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the mischievous 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 mischievous dreamer live?

Not recorded

Is the mischievous 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 mischievous dreamer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOneirodidae
  6. genusPuck
  7. SpeciesPuck pinnata Pietsch, 1978
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • břichatka ploutvatáCzech
  • アクマアンコウJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mischievous dreamer

Other species in the same family Oneirodidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mischievous dreamer?

The mischievous dreamer (Puck pinnata) 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). Mischievous dreamer (Puck pinnata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mischievous-dreamer

MLA

“Mischievous dreamer (Puck pinnata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mischievous-dreamer.

BibTeX
@misc{mischievous_dreamer_2026,
  title = {Mischievous dreamer (Puck pinnata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mischievous-dreamer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}