Family Oreosomatidae - Oreos
Order : Zeiformes Oreosomatidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 4 | Species : 10 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Antarctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific (reported primarily off South Africa and southern Australia). Very deep-bodied and compressed. Mouth superior; protractile. Small cycloid or ctenoid scales. Body of young bear conical scutes in some parts. A single spine on pelvic fin; soft rays 5-7. Spines in dorsal fin 5-8; soft rays 29-35. Anal fin spines 2-4; soft rays 28-33.
Etymology : Oresomatidae: Greek, oreos = mountain + Greek, soma = body
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : sluggish
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Paracanthopterygii | | Zeiogadaria | Zeiariae | | Zeiformes | Zeiodei | | Oreosomatidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Oreosomatidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Oreosomatinae
Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829
acceptedseniororiginal
! Oreosoma atlantica Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Cyttosoma boops Gilchrist, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Cyttosoma rhomboidalis (Gilchrist, 1906)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Cyttosoma helgae Holt & Byrne, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Neocyttus psilorhynchus Yearsley & Last, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Neocyttus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)
acceptedseniornew
Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch, 1914
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Oreosoma atlanticum (non Cuvier, 1829)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Allocyttus verrucosus (non Gilchrist, 1906)
misappliedmisappliednew
Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudocyttinae
Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Cyttosoma maculatus (Gilchrist, 1906)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
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