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.
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Juvenile king dory, Cyttus traversi
| King dory | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Cyttidae |
| Genus: | Cyttus |
| Species: | C. traversi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyttus traversi F. W. Hutton, 1872 | |
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| Distribution of the King Dory | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (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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