Sciadonus galatheae

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Aphyonidae
Sciadonus galatheae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Aphyonidae
Genus: Sciadonus
Species:
S. galatheae
Binomial name
Sciadonus galatheae
(Nielsen, 1969)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leucochlamys galatheae Nielsen, 1969

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]

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