Danacetichthys

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]

Danacetichthys galathenus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Cetomimidae
Genus:	Danacetichthys Paxton, 1989
Species:	D. galathenus
Binomial name
Danacetichthys galathenus Paxton, 1989

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]