Black oreo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Zeiformes |
Family: | Oreosomatidae |
Genus: | Allocyttus |
Species: | A. niger |
Binomial name | |
Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988 |
The 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.
The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.