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Prickly dreamer

Spiniphryne gladisfenae (Beebe, 1932)

Status not recordedbony fish

The prickly dreamer (Spiniphryne gladisfenae) is a species in the family Oneirodidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the prickly 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 prickly dreamer live?

Not recorded

Is the prickly 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 prickly dreamer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOneirodidae
  6. genusSpiniphryne
  7. SpeciesSpiniphryne gladisfenae (Beebe, 1932)

Synonyms Centrophryne gladisfenae, Dolopichthys gladisfenae

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • břichatka GladisfenovéCzech
  • Rêveur PiquantFrench
  • 深海鮟鱇Chinese
  • 劍狀棘蟾鮟鱇Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the prickly dreamer

Other species in the same genus Spiniphryne.

ComparePrickly dreamer vs Spiniphryne duhameli

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the prickly dreamer?

The prickly dreamer (Spiniphryne gladisfenae) 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). Prickly dreamer (Spiniphryne gladisfenae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/prickly-dreamer

MLA

“Prickly dreamer (Spiniphryne gladisfenae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/prickly-dreamer.

BibTeX
@misc{prickly_dreamer_2026,
  title = {Prickly dreamer (Spiniphryne gladisfenae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prickly-dreamer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}