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 9.3 cm. 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 1785 - 5440 m.  It has been found in the Celtic Sea, the Solomon Sea and in the waters off New Zealand.

Behaviour
Sciadonus galatheae reproduces viviparously.