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Guinea oreo

Allocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982

Status not recordedbony fish

The guinea oreo (Allocyttus guineensis) is a species in the family Oreosomatidae, order Zeiformes.

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Quick facts about the guinea oreo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guinea oreo live?

Not recorded

Is the guinea oreo endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the guinea oreo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderZeiformes
  5. familyOreosomatidae
  6. genusAllocyttus
  7. SpeciesAllocyttus guineensis Trunov & Kukuev, 1982
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Oreo africàCatalan
  • pilouš africkýCzech
  • Oreo de GuineaSpanish
  • Gvinėjinė jautakė saulažuvėLithuanian
  • Peixe-cometa-da-GuinéPortuguese
  • Гвинейский лунникRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the guinea oreo

Other species in the same genus Allocyttus.

Black dory

Allocyttus niger

OreosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Oxeye oreo

Allocyttus folletti

OreosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Warty dory

Allocyttus verrucosus

OreosomatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGuinea oreo vs Black doryGuinea oreo vs Oxeye oreoGuinea oreo vs Warty dory

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the guinea oreo?

The guinea oreo (Allocyttus guineensis) belongs to the family Oreosomatidae in the order Zeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Guinea oreo (Allocyttus guineensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinea-oreo

MLA

“Guinea oreo (Allocyttus guineensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinea-oreo.

BibTeX
@misc{guinea_oreo_2026,
  title = {Guinea oreo (Allocyttus guineensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinea-oreo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}