Oreosomatidae
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| Neocyttus helgae | |
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The Oreos are a family, the Oreosomatidae, of marine fish. Most species are found in the southern hemisphere, inhabiting continental slopes down to about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) depth.[1]
Species
The family is relatively small, containing nine species in four genera:[2]
- Genus Allocyttus
- Oxeye oreo, Allocyttus folletti Myers, 1960
- Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982
- Black oreo, Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988
- Warty oreo, Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)
- Genus Neocyttus
- Neocyttus acanthorhynchus Regan, 1908
- False boarfish, Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908)
- Neocyttus psilorhynchus Yearsley & Last, 1998
- Spiky oreo, Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906
- Genus Oreosoma
- Ox-eyed oreo, Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Pseudocyttus
- Smooth oreo or Smooth dory, Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906
References
- ^ Karrer, C. & John H-C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Oreosomatidae" in FishBase. March 2006 version.