Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Pseudocyttus maculatus Higher classification Pseudocyttus Order Zeiformes | Family Oreosomatidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus Pseudocyttus
Gilchrist, 1906 Similar Oreosomatidae, Spiky oreo, Black oreo, Allocyttus, Neocyttus |
The smooth oreo or smooth dory, (Pseudocyttus maculatus), is an oreo, the only species in the genus Pseudocyttus. It is found in all southern oceans at depths of between 400 and 1,500 metres (1,300 and 4,900 ft). Its length is up to 60 centimetres (24 in).
References
Smooth oreo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA