Black oreo
Species of fish
Black oreo | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in).[2]
The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Allocyttus niger". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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