Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Oreosomatidae Oreos

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Allocyttus folletti
[Oxeye oreo]

Photo by SFSA

Allocyttus guineensis
[Guinea oreo]

Photo by SeaFIC

Allocyttus niger
[Black oreo]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Allocyttus verrucosus
[Warty dory]

No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL

Neocyttus acanthorhynchus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Neocyttus helgae
[False boarfish]

No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22.4 cm SL

Neocyttus psilorhynchus
[Rough oreodory]

Photo by CSIRO

Neocyttus rhomboidalis
[Spiky oreo]

Photo by CSIRO

Oreosoma atlanticum
[Ox-eyed oreo]

Photo by SeaFIC

Pseudocyttus maculatus
[Smooth oreo dory]

10 Species of Family Oreosomatidae
(Oreos)

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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
1908	Neocyttus acanthorhynchus		Indian Ocean	15.2 SL
1908	Neocyttus helgae	False boarfish	North Atlantic	30.5 TL
1998	Neocyttus psilorhynchus	Rough oreodory	Indo-West Pacific	22.4 SL
1906	Neocyttus rhomboidalis	Spiky oreo	Southeast Atlantic	40 SL
1829	Oreosoma atlanticum	Ox-eyed oreo	Southeast Atlantic and We	21 TL
1906	Pseudocyttus maculatus	Smooth oreo dory	Southwest Atlantic	68 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Oreosomatidae Oreos(See list of species below)

Family: Oreosomatidae Oreos

(See list of species below)