Ostracoberyx

Genus of fishes

Ostracoberyx
Temporal range: 55.5–0 Ma
PreꞒ
O
S
D
C
P
T
J
K
Pg
N
Eocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Percoidei
Family:
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. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Ostracoberyx in FishBase. February 2014 version.
Taxon identifiers
Ostracoberyx


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