Sciadonus

Sciadonus
S. cryptophthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Aphyonidae
Genus: Sciadonus
Garman, 1899
Type species
Sciadonus pedicellaris
Garman, 1899
Synonyms[1]

Leucochlamys Zugmayer, 1911

Sciadonus is a genus of blind cusk eels.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Sciadonus cryptophthalmus (Zugmayer, 1911)
  • Sciadonus galatheae (J. G. Nielsen, 1969)
  • Sciadonus jonassoni (Nybelin, 1957)
  • Sciadonus pedicellaris Garman, 1899

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Bythitidae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Sciadonus in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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