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Spikehead dreamer

Bertella idiomorpha Pietsch, 1973

Status not recordedbony fish

The spikehead dreamer (Bertella idiomorpha) is a species in the family Oneirodidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the spikehead 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 spikehead dreamer live?

Not recorded

Is the spikehead 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 spikehead dreamer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyOneirodidae
  6. genusBertella
  7. SpeciesBertella idiomorpha Pietsch, 1973
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • břichatka severopacifickáCzech
  • バーテルセンアンコウJapanese
  • БертеллаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spikehead dreamer

Other species in the same family Oneirodidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spikehead dreamer?

The spikehead dreamer (Bertella idiomorpha) 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). Spikehead dreamer (Bertella idiomorpha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spikehead-dreamer

MLA

“Spikehead dreamer (Bertella idiomorpha).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spikehead-dreamer.

BibTeX
@misc{spikehead_dreamer_2026,
  title = {Spikehead dreamer (Bertella idiomorpha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spikehead-dreamer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}