King dory

King dory
King dory
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Cyttidae
Genus: Cyttus
Species: C. traversi
Binomial name
Cyttus traversi
Hutton, 1872
Distribution of the King Dory

The king dory or lookdown dory, Cyttus traversi, is a dory, in the genus Cyttus, found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand, over the continental shelf at depths of between 200 and 800 m. Its length is between 20 and 40 cm.

Juvenile king dory, Cyttus traversi

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cyttus traversi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8

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