Biology:Danacetichthys

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Short description: Species of fish

Danacetichthys galathenus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cetomimiformes
Family: Cetomimidae
Genus: Danacetichthys
Paxton, 1989
Species:
D. galathenus
Binomial name
Danacetichthys galathenus
Paxton, 1989

Danacetichthys galathenus (common name Young whalefish)[1] is a species of flabby whalefish found in the ocean depths at around 1,330 metres (4,360 ft). This species grows to a length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) SL.[2]

Both the genus and the species were first described in 1989 by John Paxton.[2][3] D. galathenus is the only species in this genus.[4]

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