Oreosomatidae
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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 1000 metres (3,280.8 ft) depth.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
, the Oreosomatidae, of marine fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
. Most species are found in the southern hemisphere, inhabiting continental slopes down to about 1000 metres (3,280.8 ft) depth.
Species
The family is relatively small, containing nine species in four genera:- Genus Allocyttus
- Oxeye oreo, Allocyttus folletti Myers, 1960
- Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982
- Black oreoBlack oreoThe black oreo, Allocyttus niger, is an oreo of the family Oreosomatidae, found around Australia and New Zealand between latitudes of between 43°S and 55°S at depths of between 560 and 1,300 m. Its length is up to 47 cm....
, Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988 - Warty oreoWarty oreoThe warty oreo, Allocyttus verrucosus, is an oreo of the genus Neocyttus, found in all southern oceans at depths of between 300 and 1,600 m. Its length is up to 42 cm.The warty oreo resembles the spiky oreo...
, Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)
- Genus Neocyttus
- Neocyttus acanthorhynchus Regan, 1908
- False boarfish, Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908)
- Neocyttus psilorhynchus Yearsley & Last, 1998
- Spiky oreoSpiky oreoThe spiky oreo, Neocyttus rhomboidalis, is an oreo of the genus Neocyttus, found in all southern oceans at depths of between 200 and 1,300 m. Its length is up to 40 cm.-References:...
, Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906
- Genus Oreosoma
- Ox-eyed oreo, Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Pseudocyttus
- Smooth oreoSmooth oreoThe smooth oreo or smooth dory, Pseudocyttus maculatus, is an oreo, the only species in the genus Pseudocyttus. It is found in all southern oceans at depths of between 400 and 1,500 metres...
or Smooth dory, Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906
- Smooth oreo