Sciadonus galatheae

Sciadonus galatheae is a species of fish in the family Aphyonidae.[3][4]

Sciadonus galatheae
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Leucochlamys galatheae Nielsen, 1969

Description

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]

Habitat

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]

Behaviour

Sciadonus galatheae reproduces viviparously.[7]

References
  1. Jorgen Nielsen; Steen Wilhelm Knudsen; Franz Uiblein (March 11, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sciadonus galatheae". Iucnredlist.org.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sciadonus galatheae (Nielsen, 1969)". Marinespecies.org.
  3. Priede, I. G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107083820 – via Google Books.
  4. Paulin, C. D. (July 6, 1989). New Zealand Fish: A Complete Guide. GP Books. ISBN 9780477014274 – via Google Books.
  5. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Sciadonus galatheae". Itis.gov.
  6. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sciadonus galatheae (Nielsen, 1969)". Marinespecies.org.
  7. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Sciadonus galatheae". Species-identification.org.
  8. Whitehead, Peter James Palmer (July 6, 1984). Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Unesco. ISBN 9789230023096 – via Google Books.
  9. "Fig. 26. Sciadonus galatheae ZMUC P771588. SL 58 mm. Brownish part..." ResearchGate.net.
  10. ENRIC MASSUTÍ; JOHN D.M. GORDON; JOAN MORANTA; SARAH C. SWAN; ONSTANTÍ STEFANESCU; NIGEL R. MERRETT (2004). "Mediterranean and Atlantic deep-sea fish assemblages : differences in biomass composition and size-related structure" (PDF). Scientia Marina. 68 (Suppl. 3): 101–115. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. "Sciadonus galatheae". Fishbase.de.
  12. "MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Sciadonus galatheae (Nielsen, 1969)". Marbef.org.
  13. "Steenstrupia". Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. July 6, 1970 – via Google Books.


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