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Sciadonus galatheae

Sciadonus galatheae is a species of fish in the family Aphyonidae.

Description

Sciadonus galatheae is transparent or white in colour (hence the specific name, from Greek γαλάτεια, galateia, "milk-white"), with a maximum length of . It has 88–104 dorsal fin rays and 47–58 anal fin rays. It has 48 precaudal vertebrae.

Habitat

Sciadonus galatheae is abyssopelagic and bathypelagic, living at depths of up to . It has been found in the Celtic Sea, the Solomon Sea and in the waters off New Zealand.

Behaviour

Sciadonus galatheae reproduces viviparously.

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