Oreosomatidae

Oreosomatidae
Neocyttus helgae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Zeiformes
Family:	Oreosomatidae
Genera
Allocyttus Neocyttus Oreosoma Pseudocyttus

The Oreos are a family, the Oreosomatidae, of marine fish. Most species are found in the southern hemisphere, inhabiting continental slopes down to about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) depth.^[1]

Species

The family is relatively small, containing nine species in four genera:^[2]

• 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

References

1. ^ Karrer, C. & John H-C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. 
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Oreosomatidae" in FishBase. March 2006 version.