Black oreo
Black oreo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Zeiformes |
Family: | Oreosomatidae |
Genus: | Allocyttus |
Species: | A. niger
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Binomial name | |
Allocyttus niger , & , 1988
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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.
References[]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Allocyttus niger" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Categories:
- Oreosomatidae
- Fish described in 1988
- Ray-finned fish stubs