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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Aphyonidae Blind cusk eels

Genus: Sciadonus

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4 species (see list below)

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Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Sciadonus cryptophthalmus
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Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Sciadonus galatheae (Nielsen, 1969)

Photo by FAO
 
Sciadonus galatheae
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Eastern Atlantic.
 
Sciadonus jonassoni
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North Atlantic. Southeas
 
Sciadonus pedicellaris
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4 Species of Family Aphyonidae with Genus Sciadonus
(Blind cusk eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1911 Sciadonus cryptophthalmus Northeast Atlantic 8.2 SL
1969 Sciadonus galatheae Northeast Atlantic 9.3 SL
1957 Sciadonus jonassoni Eastern Atlantic.
1899 Sciadonus pedicellaris North Atlantic. Southeas



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