Biology:Ostracoberyx
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| Family: | Ostracoberycidae Fowler, 1934
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| Genus: | Ostracoberyx Fowler, 1934
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| Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934
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Ostracoberyx is a genus of shellskin alfonsinos, the only recognized genus in the family Ostracoberycidae. This is a genus of deep-water fishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934
- Ostracoberyx fowleri Matsubara, 1939
- Ostracoberyx paxtoni Quéro & Ozouf-Costaz, 1991 (Spinycheek seabass)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Ostracoberyx in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q138359 entry
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