Pseudocyttus | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Zeiformes |
Family: | Oreosomatidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocyttinae Tyler, O'Toole & Winterbottom, 2003 |
Genus: | Pseudocyttus Gilchrist, 1906 |
Species: | P. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906
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Pseudocyttus maculatus, the smooth oreo or smooth dory, is an oreo, the only species in the genus Pseudocyttus. It is found in all southern oceans at depths of between 400 and 1,500 metres (1,300 and 4,900 ft). Its length is up to 60 centimetres (24 in).