Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Oreosomatidae Oreos



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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

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

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Allocyttus folletti
[Oxeye oreo]

Photo by SFSA

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

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Allocyttus guineensis
[Guinea oreo]

Photo by SeaFIC

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

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Allocyttus niger
[Black oreo]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

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

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Allocyttus verrucosus
[Warty dory]
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Max. Length 15.2 cm SL

 
Neocyttus acanthorhynchus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908)

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Neocyttus helgae
[False boarfish]
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Max. Length 22.4 cm SL

 
Neocyttus psilorhynchus
[Rough oreodory]

Photo by CSIRO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906

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Neocyttus rhomboidalis
[Spiky oreo]

Photo by CSIRO

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829

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Oreosoma atlanticum
[Ox-eyed oreo]

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Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906

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Pseudocyttus maculatus
[Smooth oreo dory]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allocyttus folletti Oxeye oreo North Pacific 42 TL 1960
Allocyttus guineensis Guinea oreo Eastern Atlantic 23.2 SL 1982
Allocyttus niger Black oreo Southwest Pacific 47 TL 1988
Allocyttus verrucosus Warty dory Eastern Atlantic 42.5 TL 1906
Neocyttus acanthorhynchus Indian Ocean 15.2 SL 1908
Neocyttus helgae False boarfish North Atlantic 30.5 TL 1908
Neocyttus psilorhynchus Rough oreodory Indo-West Pacific 22.4 SL 1998
Neocyttus rhomboidalis Spiky oreo Southeast Atlantic 40 SL 1906
Oreosoma atlanticum Ox-eyed oreo Southeast Atlantic and We 21 TL 1829
Pseudocyttus maculatus Smooth oreo dory Southwest Atlantic 68 TL 1906



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