Oreosomatidae

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Oreosomatidae
Spiky oreo, Neocyttus rhomboidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Zeiformes Family: Oreosomatidae
Genera
Allocyttus Neocyttus Oreosoma Pseudocyttus See text for species.

The Oreosomatidae are a family of marine fish.

[edit] Species

• 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

[edit] References

• "Oreosomatidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.