black oreo

Allocyttus niger

Black shoals over deep rocky ground

black oreo is known around Southwest Pacific as a migratory fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 47 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dories
Family: Oreosomatidae
Genus: Allocyttus
Maximum length: 47 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and Australian waters south of 43°S, and south of Tasmania at 47°S. Also Ref. 26139 .

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