smooth oreo

Pseudocyttus maculatus

Black dots on juvenile sides

Circumpolar Antarctic
Southern Hemisphere
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Polar regions
South America
Deep-bodied
Large

smooth oreo is a marine fish recorded from Southwest Atlantic: off Uruguay to Argentina and the Falklands. It is associated with deep water. It reaches about 68 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dories
Family: Oreosomatidae
Genus: Pseudocyttus
Maximum length: 68 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: off Uruguay to Argentina and the Falklands. Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa, including the northern part of Walvis Ridge (Ref. 6545 ). South Pacific: off southern Chile, Bellingshausen and Australian-Antarctic Basin to New Zealand, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia and the Kerguelen Islands.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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