- Spiky oreo
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Spiky oreo Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Zeiformes Family: Oreosomatidae Genus: Neocyttus Species: N. rhomboidalis Binomial name Neocyttus rhomboidalis
Gilchrist, 1906The spiky oreo, Neocyttus rhomboidalis, is an oreo of the genus Neocyttus, found in all southern oceans at depths of between 200 and 1,300 m. Its length is up to 40 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Neocyttus rhomboidalis" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Categories:- Oreosomatidae
- Animals described in 1906
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