''Chaenophryne'' is a genus of dreamer fish (

Oneirodidae 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 16 genera represented by only one, two, or three f ...

). The generic name derives from the Greek words (, "gape") and (, "

toad Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientif ...

").

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Chaenophryne draco'' Beebe, 1932 (Smooth-headed dreamer) * ''

Chaenophryne longiceps ''Chaenophryne longiceps'', commonly known as the can-opener smoothdream, longhead dreamer or smooth-head dreamer, is a species of anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae (dreamers). Description ''Chaenophryne longiceps'' is known for its monstrou ...

Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1925 (Can-opener smooth-headed dreamer) * ''

Chaenophryne melanorhabdus ''Chaenophryne'' is a genus of dreamer fish (Oneirodidae). The generic name derives from the Greek words (, "gape") and (, "toad"). Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Chaenophryne draco'' Beebe, 1932 (Smoo ...

& Trewavas, 1932 * ''

Chaenophryne quasiramifera ''Chaenophryne'' is a genus of dreamer fish (Oneirodidae). The generic name derives from the Greek words (, "gape") and (, "toad"). Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Chaenophryne draco'' Beebe, 1932 (Smoo ...

'' Pietsch, 2007 * '' Chaenophryne ramifera''

& Trewavas, 1932

References

Oneirodidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan {{Lophiiformes-stub