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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Oreosomatidae Oreos
Subfamily: Oreosomatinae
Genus: Allocyttus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Allocyttus folletti Myers, 1960

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Allocyttus folletti
[Oxeye oreo]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23.2 cm SL
Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982

Photo by SFSA
 
Allocyttus guineensis
[Guinea oreo]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Allocyttus niger
[Black oreo]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Allocyttus verrucosus
[Warty dory]
4 Species of Family Oreosomatidae with Genus Allocyttus
(Oreos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1960 Allocyttus folletti Oxeye oreo North Pacific 42 TL
1982 Allocyttus guineensis Guinea oreo Eastern Atlantic 23.2 SL
1988 Allocyttus niger Black oreo Southwest Pacific 47 TL
1906 Allocyttus verrucosus Warty dory Eastern Atlantic 42.5 TL



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