Guinea oreo

Allocyttus guineensis

Down the Guinean slope beyond one thousand meters

Guinea oreo is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 23.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dories
Family: Oreosomatidae
Genus: Allocyttus
Maximum length: 23.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania (17°27'N) to Angola (11°07'S) and one single record in the subtropics caught off South Africa at 33°19'S, 2°20'E.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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