Ostracoberyx
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Ostracoberyx Temporal range: Eocene to Recent
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Family: | Ostracoberycidae Fowler, 1934
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Genus: | Ostracoberyx Fowler, 1934
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Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Ostracoberyx in FishBase. February 2014 version.