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Oreosomatidae
Oreosomatidae, the oreos, are a family of marine fish. Most species are found in the Southern Hemisphere, inhabiting continental slopes down to about deep. Most of them are 43 cm at most, with the largest species reaching a length of 60 cm. Though they are small, they often have incredibly elongated lifespans, probable result of living in the deep sea (a trait shared with other unrelated fishes like the orange roughy). The warty oreo is able to live for up to 210 years, which puts it at one of the longest living vertebrates on Earth. They borrow their name from the Greek oreos (mount
Allocyttus
Allocyttus is a genus of oreos.
Neocyttus helgae
species of fish
Spiky oreo
species of fish
Black oreo
species of fish
Allocyttus verrucosus
species of fish
Neocyttus
Neocyttus is a genus of oreos.
Oreosoma atlanticum
species of fish
Allocyttus folletti
species of fish
Allocyttus guineensis
species of fish
Pseudocyttus
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 . Its length is up to .