Biology:Sciadonus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Sciadonus | |
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| S. cryptophthalmus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Aphyonidae |
| Genus: | Sciadonus Garman, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Sciadonus pedicellaris Garman, 1899
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leucochlamys Zugmayer, 1911 | |
Sciadonus is a genus of blind cusk eels.
The generic name is derived from Greek σκίαινα (skíaina, “sea-fish, red mullet") and ὄνος (onos, "hake").[2]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Sciadonus cryptophthalmus (Zugmayer, 1911)
- Sciadonus galatheae (J. G. Nielsen, 1969)
- Sciadonus jonassoni (Nybelin, 1957)
- Sciadonus pedicellaris Garman, 1899
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Bythitidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Bythitidae.
- ↑ "Sciadonus galatheae". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/46350.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Sciadonus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2781668 entry
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