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Ostracoberyx
Sign in to saveOstracoberyx 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ostracoberyx is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, year and Chordata.
It is catalogued under topics including Acropomatiformes, Actinopterygii genera and Extant Eocene first appearances.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyOstracoberycidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Ostracoberycidae
- Collections
- USNM, ANSP, CSIRO, AM, LACM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Salomon(I.), Vanuatu, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Norfolk(I.)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ostracoberycidae
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Ostracoberyx
- start time
- 55500000-0
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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.
==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934 Ostracoberyx fowleri Matsubara, 1939 Ostracoberyx paxtoni Quéro & Ozouf-Costaz, 1991 (Spinycheek seabass)
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