Black oreo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Zeiformes
Family:	Oreosomatidae
Genus:	Allocyttus
Species:	A. niger
Binomial name
Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988

The black oreo, Allocyttus niger, is an oreo of the family Oreosomatidae, found around Australia and New Zealand between latitudes of between 43°S and 55°S at depths of between 560 and 1,300 m. Its length is up to 47 cm.

The black oreo is very similar in shape to the warty oreo.

[edit] References

• "Allocyttus niger". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.