The dreamers are a family, Oneirodidae, of deep-sea anglerfishes in the order Lophiiformes. They are the largest and most diverse group of deep-sea anglerfish, and also the least well-known with several genera represented by only one, two, or three female specimens. They are found in deep, temperate waters around the world. They are small fishes, the largest species growing to about 20 centimeters (8 inches) long.

Species

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 lists 63 species in sixteen genera:

• Genus Bertella
  • Bertella idiomorpha
    Bertella idiomorpha
    Bertella idiomorpha is a species of deep-sea anglerfish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the genus Bertella, in the family Oneirodidae, and can be distinguished from other members of the family by the structure of its hyomandibular bone.-Distribution and...
    
    Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1973.
• Genus Chaenophryne
  • Smooth dreamer, Chaenophryne draco Beebe, 1932.
  • Chaenophryne longiceps Regan, 1925.
  • Chaenophryne melanorhabdus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
  • Chaenophryne quasiramifera Pietsch, 2007.
  • Chaenophryne ramifera Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Chirophryne
  • Chirophryne xenolophus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Ctenochirichthys
  • Ctenochirichthys longimanus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Danaphryne
  • Danaphryne nigrifilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
• Genus Dolopichthys
  • Dolopichthys allector Garman, 1899.
  • Dolopichthys danae Regan, 1926.
  • Dolopichthys dinema Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1972.
  • Dolopichthys jubatus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
  • Dolopichthys karsteni Leipertz & Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1987.
  • Dolopichthys longicornis Parr, 1927.
  • Dolopichthys pullatus Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
• Genus Leptacanthichthys
  • Plainchin dreamarm, Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis (Regan, 1925).
• Genus Lophodolos
  • Whalehead dreamer, Lophodolos acanthognathus Regan, 1925.
  • Lophodolos indicus Lloyd, 1909.
• Genus Microlophichthys
  • Short-rod anglerfish, Microlophichthys microlophus (Regan, 1925).
• Genus Oneirodes
  • Spiny dreamer, Oneirodes acanthias (Gilbert, 1915).
  • Oneirodes alius Seigel & Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1978.
  • Oneirodes anisacanthus (Regan, 1925).
  • Oneirodes appendixus Ni & Xu, 1988.
  • Oneirodes basili Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1974.
  • Oneirodes bradburyae Grey, 1957.
  • Bulb-fish, Oneirodes bulbosus Chapman, 1939.
  • Oneirodes carlsbergi (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes clarkei Swinney & Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1988.
  • Oneirodes cristatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes dicromischus Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1974.
  • Nightmare dreamer, Oneirodes epithales Orr, 1991.
  • Bulbous dreamer
    Bulbous dreamer
    The bulbous dreamer, Oneirodes eschrichtii, is a dreamer of the family Oneirodidae, found in all oceans, in deep water. Its length is up to 28 cm for males and up to 21 cm for females.-References:...
    
    , Oneirodes eschrichtii Lütken, 1871.
  • Oneirodes flagellifer (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes haplonema Stewart & Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1998.
  • Oneirodes heteronema (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes kreffti Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1974.
  • Oneirodes luetkeni (Regan, 1925).
  • Oneirodes macronema (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes macrosteus Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1974.
  • Oneirodes melanocauda Bertelsen, 1951.
  • Oneirodes micronema Grobecker, 1978.
  • Oneirodes mirus (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes myrionemus Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1974.
  • Oneirodes notius Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1974.
  • Oneirodes pietschi Ho & Shao, 2004.
  • Oneirodes plagionema Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
     & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes posti Bertelsen & Grobecker, 1980.
  • Oneirodes pterurus Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
     & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes rosenblatti Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1974.
  • Oneirodes sabex Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
     & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes schistonema Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
     & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes schmidti (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
  • Oneirodes theodoritissieri Belloc, 1938.
  • Oneirodes thompsoni (Schultz, 1934).
  • Oneirodes thysanema Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
     & Seigel, 1980.
  • Oneirodes whitleyi Bertelsen & Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1983.
• Genus Pentherichthys
  • Pentherichthys venustus (Regan & Trewavas, 1932).
• Genus Phyllorhinichthys
  Phyllorhinichthys
  Phyllorhinichthys is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the dreamer family, Oneirodidae, with two species. Like other oneirodids, they are small, bathypelagic fish with bioluminescent lures. Phyllorhinichthys is unique amongst the deep-sea anglerfish in having a pair of fleshy, leaf-like structures...
  
  
  • Phyllorhinichthys balushkini Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 2004.
  • Phyllorhinichthys micractis Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1969.
• Genus Pietschichthys
  • Pietschichthys horridus Kharin, 1989.
• Genus Puck
  • Puck pinnata Pietsch
    Theodore W. Pietsch
    Theodore Wells Pietsch III is an American systematist and evolutionary biologist made famous by his studies of anglerfishes. Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, and functional...
    
    , 1978.
• Genus Spiniphryne
  Spiniphryne
  Spiniphryne, also called spiny dreamers, is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae, containing two species. Like other deep-sea anglerfish, Spiniphryne lure prey to them by means of a modified first dorsal fin ray with a bioluminescent bulb at the tip...
  
  
  • Spiniphryne duhameli Pietsch & Baldwin, 2006
  • Spiniphryne gladisfenae (Beebe, 1932).
• Genus Tyrannophryne
  • Tyrannophryne pugnax
    Tyrannophryne pugnax
    Tyrannophryne pugnax is a species of deep-sea anglerfish in the dreamer family, Oneirodidae. It is the sole member of its genus. Like other oneirodids, T. pugnax is a bathypelagic fish with a bioluminescent lure...
    
    Regan & Trewavas, 1932.