Cyttus is the sole genus in the family Cyttidae a family of large, showy, deep-bodied zeiform marine fish. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean.[1]

Cyttus
King dory Cyttus traversi

Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Cyttidae
T. N. Gill, 1893
Genus: Cyttus
Günther, 1860

An extinct relative, Cyttoides, is known from the Early Oligocene of Canton Glarus, Switzerland.[2]

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cyttus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. ^ Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1901). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. order of the Trustees.