Ostracoberyx

Ostracoberyx is a genus of shellskin alfonsinos, the only recognized genus in the family Ostracoberycidae. This is a genus of deep-water fishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.^[1]

Ostracoberyx Temporal range: 55.5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Eocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acropomatiformes
Family:	Ostracoberycidae Fowler, 1934
Genus:	Ostracoberyx Fowler, 1934
Type species
Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934
• Ostracoberyx fowleri Matsubara, 1939
• Ostracoberyx paxtoni Quéro & Ozouf-Costaz, 1991 (Spinycheek seabass)