Smooth Oreo Dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus)


Name:	Smooth Oreo Dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus)
Family:	Oreosomatidae (Oreos)
Order:	Zeiformes (dories)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Alternative Name:	Smooth oreo
Max size:	61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6390); max. published weight: 5,000 g (Ref. 6390); max. reported age: 100 years
Environment:	Bathydemersal; oceanodromous; marine ; depth range 400 - 1500 m
Climate:	Deep-water; 23°S - 67°S
Importance:	Fisheries: Commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07; tmax=100)
Distribution:	Southwest Atlantic: off Suriname, off Uruguay to Argentina and the Falklands. Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa, including the northern part of Walvis Ridge (Ref. 6545). South Pacific: off southern Chile, Bellingshausen and Australian-Antarctic Basin to New Zealand, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia and the Kerguelen Islands.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 5-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-36; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 31-34. Female adult chocolate brown in color with darker fins; prejuveniles silvery with numerous dark spots of various sizes which become larger with age (Ref. 6548).

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Smooth Oreo Dory (Pseudocyttus maculatus)

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