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Ostracoberyx

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Percoidei

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Ostracoberycidae Fowler, 1934

Similar
  
Spot‑fin beachsalmon, Bathyclupeidae, Perciformes, Elassomatidae, Aplodactylidae

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.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934
  • Ostracoberyx fowleri Matsubara, 1939
  • Ostracoberyx paxtoni Quéro & Ozouf-Costaz, 1991 (Spinycheek seabass)

    • References

    Ostracoberyx Wikipedia
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