''Allocyttus'' is a
genus
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of
oreo
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s.
Species
There are currently four recognized
species
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in this genus:
* ''
Allocyttus folletti''
G. S. Myers, 1960 (Oxeye oreo)
* ''
Allocyttus guineensis''
Trunov & Kukuev, 1982 (Guinea oreo)
* ''
Allocyttus niger''
G. D. James, Inada & I. Nakamura, 1988 (Black oreo)
* ''
Allocyttus verrucosus''
( Gilchrist, 1906) (Warty dory)
References
Oreosomatidae
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Allan Riverstone McCulloch
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