Black oreo
| Black oreo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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. Its length is up to 47 cm.
The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Allocyttus niger" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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