Species FAO code: SSO

Pseudocyttus maculatus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Neuseeländischer Petersfisch de Neuseeländischer Sankt Petersfisch de Oreo Dory	–
Belgium	fr Dore de Nouvelle-Zelande nl Nieuw-Zeelandse dorie	–
Croatia	hr novozelandski oreo	–
Denmark	da Plettet oreo	–
Estonia	et Ümarpeetrikala	–
France	fr doré austral fr doré tacheté	–
Germany	de Neuseeländischer Petersfisch de Neuseeländischer Sankt Petersfisch de Oreo Dory	–
Lithuania	lt dėmėtoji saulažuvė	–
Luxembourg	de Neuseeländischer Petersfisch de Neuseeländischer Sankt Petersfisch de Oreo Dory fr doré austral fr doré tacheté	–
Poland	pl Piotrosz gładki	–
Portugal	pt Peixe-galo-da-Nova-Zelândia pt Galo-da-Nova-Zelândia	–
Slovenia	sl novozelandski kovač	–
Spain	es Pez gallo de Nueva Zelanda	–
Sweden	sv Slät oreo	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Bottom otter trawls

Bottom otter trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906

Scientific name

Pseudocyttus maculatus

Author

Gilchrist, 1906

Rank

Species

FAO code

SSO

Morphological description

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).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderZeiformes
  - FamilyOreosomatidae
    - GenusPseudocyttus
      - SpeciesPseudocyttus maculatus

Synonyms

Xenocyttus nemotoi Abe, 1957
Cyttosoma maculatus (Gilchrist, 1906)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocyttus maculatus Gilchrist, 1906

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Pseudocyttus maculatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Bottom otter trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 48 - Atlantic, Antarctic

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 58 - Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Area 88 - Pacific, Antarctic