| Sciadonus galatheae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Aphyonidae |
| Genus: | Sciadonus |
| Species: | S. galatheae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciadonus galatheae (Nielsen, 1969) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Sciadonus galatheae is a species of fish in the family Aphyonidae. [3] [4]
Sciadonus galatheae is transparent or white in colour (hence the specific name, from Greek γαλάτεια, galateia, "milk-white"), with a maximum length of 9.3 cm (3.7 in). [5] [6] It has 88–104 dorsal fin rays and 47–58 anal fin rays. [7] It has 48 precaudal vertebrae. [8]
Sciadonus galatheae is abyssopelagic and bathypelagic, living at depths of up to 1,785–5,440 m (5,856–17,848 ft). [9] [10] [11] It has been found in the Celtic Sea, the Solomon Sea and in the waters off New Zealand. [12] [13]
Sciadonus galatheae reproduces viviparously. [7]
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