FAMILY Oreosomatidae Bleeker, 1859 - oreos
SUBFAMILY Oreosomatinae Bleeker, 1859 - oreos [=Oreosomatoidei] Notes: Oreosomatoidei Bleeker, 1859d:XXIII [ref. 371] (family) Oreosoma [stem changed to Oreosom- by Goode & Bean 1896:224 [ref. 1848]; original stem Oreosomat- confirmed by Lindberg 1971:116 [ref. 27211], by Nelson 1976:193 [ref. 32838] and by Nelson 1994:293 [ref. 26204]]
GENUS Allocyttus McCulloch, 1914 - oreos [=Allocyttus McCulloch [A. R.], 1914:114] Notes: [ref. 2940]. Masc. Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch, 1914. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated as "Cyttosoma verrucosum, Gilchrist, var. propinquus, var. nov.; based on Art. 61.4, the type should be referred to as Allocyttus propinquus McCulloch. •Valid as Allocyttus McCulloch, 1914 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:118 [ref. 6441], Karrer 1986:438 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:314 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:392 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:423 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1996:36 [ref. 22511], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:327 [ref. 25968], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Heemstra 2003:1213 [ref. 27043], Paxton et al. 2006:789 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:441 [ref. 30620]). Current status: Valid as Allocyttus McCulloch, 1914. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae.
Species Allocyttus folletti Myers, 1960 - oxeye oreo [=Allocyttus folletti Myers [G. S.], 1960:93, Fig. 1] Notes: [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 9580] Off mouth of the Eel River, off California, U.S.A., depth 230 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Allocyttus folletti Myers, 1960. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: North Pacific. Habitat: marine.
Species Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, in Trunov, 1982 - Guinea oreo [=Allocyttus guineensis Trunov [I. A.] & Kukuev [E. I.], in Trunov, 1982:45, Fig.] Notes: [Byulleten Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii [Bulletin of the Moscow Society of Naturalists Biological Series] v. 87 (no. 2); ref. 8412] Southeastern Atlantic, 11°07'S, 0°32'W, depth 670-760 meters. Current status: Valid as Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.
Species Allocyttus niger James et al., 1988 - black oreo [=Allocyttus niger James [G. D.], Inada [T.] & Nakamura [I.], 1988:319, Figs. 12-14] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 15; ref. 6639] Chatham Rise, off New Zealand, 44°06'S, 178°24'E, depth 960-1015 meters. Current status: Valid as Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura, 1988. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: New Zealand and Australia, southwestern Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.
Species Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906) - warty oreo [=Cyttosoma verrucosum Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1906:151, Pl. 40, Allocyttus verrucosus var. propinquus McCulloch [A. R.] 1914:116, Fig. 7] Notes: [Marine Investigations in South Africa. v. 4; ref. 1647] About 30 miles off Cape Point, South Africa, depth 600 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906). Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: North Atlantic and southern oceans. Habitat: marine. (propinquus) [Biological Results Endeavour v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2940] Great Australian Bight, 129°28'E, South Australia, depth 350-450 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906). Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Habitat: marine.
GENUS Neocyttus Gilchrist, 1906 - oreos [=Neocyttus Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1906:153, Crassispinus Maul [G. E.], 1948:51] Notes: [ref. 1647]. Masc. Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Neocyttus Gilchrist, 1906 -- (Wheeler 1973:352 [ref. 7190], Karrer in Whitehead et al. 1986:775 [ref. 13676], Karrer 1986:439 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:309 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:392 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:424 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1996:13 [ref. 22511], Yearsley & Last 1998:557 [ref. 23667], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Paxton et al. 2006:790 [ref. 29077], Arronte & López 2008:89 [ref. 30484], Bray 2008:442 [ref. 30620]). Current status: Valid as Neocyttus Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. (Crassispinus) [ref. 2916]. Masc. Crassispinus granulosus Maul, 1948. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Neocyttus Gilchrist, 1906 -- (Wheeler 1973:352 [ref. 7190]). Current status: Synonym of Neocyttus Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae.
Species Neocyttus acanthorhynchus Regan, 1908 - Malha oreo (author) [=Neocyttus acanthorhynchus Regan [C. T.], 1908:231, Pl. 23 (fig. 3)] Notes: [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean, depth 450 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Neocyttus acanthorhynchus Regan, 1908. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.
Species Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908) - false boarfish [=Cyttosoma helgae Holt [E. W. L.] & Byrne [L. W.], 1908:91, Pl. 3, Crassispinus granulosus Maul [G. E.], 1948:52, Fig. 20] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 14321] Off southwestern Ireland, 51°36'N, 11°57'W, depth 540-660 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908). Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (granulosus) [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal No. 3 (art. 6); ref. 2916] Near Porto Moniz, north side of Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908). Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Habitat: marine.
Species Neocyttus psilorhynchus Yearsley & Last, 1998 - rough oreodory [=Neocyttus psilorhynchus Yearsley [G. K.] & Last [P. R.], 1998:557, Fig. 1, 2A, 3] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research v. 32; ref. 23667] Pedra Branca Seamount, south of Tasmania, 44°22'S, 147°08'E, depth 1170 meters. Current status: Valid as Neocyttus psilorhynchus Yearsley & Last, 1998. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.
Species Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906 - spiky oreo [=Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1906:153, Pl. 42, Neocyttus rhomboidalis var. gibbosus McCulloch [A. R.], 1914:119, Fig. 8] Notes: [Marine Investigations in South Africa. v. 4; ref. 1647] Off Cape Point, South Africa, N 41°E, 38 miles, depth 315-400 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: Southern Circumglobal (except South America). Habitat: marine. (gibbosus) [Biological Results Endeavour v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2940] Great Australian Bight, 129°28'E, S. Australia, depth 350-450 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Habitat: marine.
GENUS Oreosoma Cuvier, 1829 - oreos [=Oreosoma Cuvier [G.], 1829:171, Cyttosoma Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1904:6] Notes: [ref. 995]. Neut. Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829. Type by subsequent monotypy. Appeared first without species as above; one species included by Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829 (Nov.):515 [ref. 998]. •Valid as Oreosoma Cuvier, 1829 -- (Karrer 1986:439 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:302 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:393 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:425 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1966:15 [ref. 22511], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Paxton et al. 2006:791 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:445 [ref. 30620]). Current status: Valid as Oreosoma Cuvier, 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. (Cyttosoma) [ref. 1646]. Neut. Cyttosoma boops Gilchrist, 1904. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Oreosoma Cuvier, 1829 – (Karrer 1986:439 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:302 [ref. 6639]). Current status: Synonym of Oreosoma Cuvier, 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae Species Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - ox-eyed oreo [=Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829:515, Pl. 99, Cyttosoma boops Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1904:6, Pl. 23, Oreosoma coniferum Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829:no p., Pl. 99, Oreosoma waitei Whitley [G. P.], 1929:109] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal (except South America). Habitat: marine. (boops) [Marine Investigations in South Africa. v. 3; ref. 1646] Off Cape Point Lighthouse, bearing N40°E. distant 13.5 miles, South Africa, depth 120 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Habitat: marine. (coniferum) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Current status: Synonym of Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Habitat: marine. (waitei) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Lyall Bay, near Wellington, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier, 1829. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Habitat: marine
****************************************************************************************************************************** SUBFAMILY Pseudocyttinae Tyler et al., 2003 - oreos Notes: Pseudocyttinae Tyler, O’Toole & Winterbottom, 2003:35, 38, 44 [ref. 26742] (subfamily) Pseudocyttus
GENUS Pseudocyttus Gilchrist, 1906 - oreos [=Pseudocyttus Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1906:152, Xenocyttus Abe [T.], 1957:225] Notes: [ref. 1647]. Masc. Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906. Type by monotypy. New subfamily established by Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref, 26742]. •Valid as Pseudocyttus Gilchrist, 1906 -- (Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:172 [ref. 14235], Karrer 1986:440 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:293 [ref. 6639], Paxton et al. 1989:393 [ref. 12442], Heemstra 1990:226 [ref. 21682], Miller 1993:577 [ref. 21297] Gomon et al. 1994:426 [ref. 22532], Ward et al. 1996:15 [ref. 22511], Tyler et al. 2003:35 [ref. 26742], Heemstra 2003:1213 [ref. 27043], Paxton et al. 2006:791 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:446 [ref. 30620]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocyttus Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Pseudocyttinae. (Xenocyttus) [ref. 6]. Masc. Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pseudocyttus Gilchrist, 1906 -- (Karrer 1986:440 [ref. 5680], James et al. 1988:293 [ref. 6639]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudocyttus Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Pseudocyttinae.
Species Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906 - smooth oreo, smooth dory [=Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1906:153, Pl. 41, Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe [T.], 1957:228, Pls. 1-2] Notes: [Marine Investigations in South Africa. v. 4; ref. 1647] Off Cape Point, N 41°E, 38 miles, South Africa, depth 315-400 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Pseudocyttinae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine. (nemotoi) [Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute Tokyo No. 12; ref. 6] Antarctic Ocean, 64°32'S, 115°25'E (stomach content). Current status: Synonym of Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906. Oreosomatidae: Pseudocyttinae. Habitat: marine