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| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Oneirodidae | Dolopichthys karsteni | Leipertz & Pietsch | 1987 | Ambush Dreamer |
Dolopichthys karsteni
Unique Characteristics: Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 or 7; anal soft rays 5 or 6; pectoral fin rays 15 or 16. Dorsal mid line of escal bulb with single, darkly pigmented anteriorly directed papilla, flanked on each side; slender, compressed, posterior appendage; anterior margin lightly pigmented, length approximately equal to length of escal bulb; darkly pigmented swollen basal portion of posterior appendage (holotype). Lower jaw teeth 44-88; teeth on vomer 3-6 (Leipertz and Pietsch 1987; Fishbase – https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Dolopichthys-karsteni.html, accessed July 13, 2026).
Similar Species: None
Reference:
Leipertz, S.L. and T.W. Pietsch. 1987. A new species of ceratioid anglerfish of the genus Dolopichthys (Pisces: Lophiiformes) from the western North Atlantic Ocean. Copeia, 1987 (2): 406-409.