Ostracoberyx

Ostracoberyx
Temporal range: Eocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family:
Fowler, 1934
Genus:
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ostracoberyx". FishBase. February 2014 version.