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Smooth oreo

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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