| Oneirodes sanjeevani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Oneirodidae |
| Genus: | Oneirodes |
| Species: | O. sanjeevani |
| Binomial name | |
| Oneirodes sanjeevani Rajeeshjumar, 2017 | |
Oneirodes sanjeevani is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Oneirodidae, the dreamers, a family of deep sea anglerfishes [2] known by a single specimen which was described in March 2017. The holotype was recovered by midwater trawling in the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives at 00.87°S, 67.59°E from a depth between 380 and 600 meters. [3] The holotype, a female, [2] has a standard length of 6.9 cm (2.7 in), with 5 soft rays in its dorsal fin and 4 in its anal fin. [4] It is named in honor of Dr. V. N. Sanjeevan, who was the Director of the Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology in Kochi, Kerala, southern India. [5]
