King dory

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King dory
File:Cyttus traversi (King dory).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Cyttidae
Genus: Cyttus
Species:
C. traversi
Binomial name
Cyttus traversi
File:King Dory.png
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.

File:Cyttus traversi (King dory) juvenile.gif
Juvenile king dory, Cyttus traversi

References

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