Biology:Ostracoberyx

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Short description: Genus of fishes


Ostracoberyx
Temporal range: 55.5–0 Ma
Eocene to Recent
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Ostracoberycidae

Fowler, 1934
Genus:
Ostracoberyx

Fowler, 1934
Type species
Ostracoberyx dorygenys
Fowler, 1934

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.[1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Ostracoberyx in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q138359 entry