Biology:Allocyttus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Allocyttus
Allocyttus verrucosus (Warty oreo).gif
Allocyttus verrucosus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Oreosomatidae
Subfamily: Oreosomatinae
Genus: Allocyttus
McCulloch, 1914

Allocyttus is a genus of oreos.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Allocyttus folletti G. S. Myers, 1960 (Oxeye oreo)
  • Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982 (Guinea oreo)
  • Allocyttus niger G. D. James, Inada & I. Nakamura, 1988 (Black oreo)
  • Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906) (Warty dory)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Allocyttus in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1852200 entry