Black oreo

Black oreo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Oreosomatidae
Genus: Allocyttus
Species:
A. niger
Binomial name
Allocyttus niger

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

  1. ^ James, G.D., T. Inada and I. Nakamura, 1988. Revision of the oreosomatid fishes (Family Oreosomatidae) from the southern oceans, with a description of a new species. N.Z. J. Zool. 15:291-326.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Allocyttus niger". FishBase. February 2015 version.


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