Leptacanthichthys

Leptacanthichthys
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Oneirodidae
Genus:	Leptacanthichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1932
Species:	L. gracilispinis
Binomial name
Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis Regan, 1925

Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis, the Plainchin dreamarm, is a species of dreamer found in the northern oceans at depths of around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) occasionally as deep as 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Females of this species grow to a length of 6.9 centimetres (2.7 in) SL while the parasitic males grow only to as long as 0.8 centimetres (0.31 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.