Black oreo
Allocyttus niger
- Usual depth712–1,081 m
- Water temperature6–20 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The black oreo 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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Black oreo”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 712–1,081 m · Deepest record: 3,821.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 6–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black oreo, Black oreo dory, Black Dory, Black dory, Black oreo, Black oreo dory, black oreo, black oreo dory, Spiky Dory
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- schwarze Petersfisch
- Spanish
- Oreo negro
- French
- arrose noir, Arrose noir
- Japanese
- クロマトウダイ
Similar species
- Warty oreo
Allocyttus verrucosus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4,084 open-data records from 1911 to 2018.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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