Biology:Black oreo

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Black oreo
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Oreosomatidae
Genus: Allocyttus
Species:
A. niger
Binomial name
Allocyttus niger
G. D. James, Inada & I. 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.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in).[2]

The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.

References

  1. James, G.D., T. Inada and I. Nakamura, 1988. Revision of the oreosomatid fishes (Family Oreosomatidae) from the southern oceans, with a description of a new species. N.Z. J. Zool. 15:291-326.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Allocyttus niger" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2422545 entry