Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Zeidae Dories



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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Atlantic Western Indian O
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)

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Zenopsis conchifer
[Silvery John dory]

Photo by Yuniar, A.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Zenopsis nebulosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

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Zenopsis nebulosa
[Mirror dory]
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Zenopsis oblonga
[]
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Max. Length 41.0 cm SL
 
Zenopsis stabilispinosa
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835

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Zeus capensis
[Cape dory]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Worldwide in distribution
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758

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Zeus faber
[John dory]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Zenopsis conchifer Silvery John dory Atlantic Western Indian O 80 TL 1852
Zenopsis nebulosa Mirror dory Indo-Pacific 70 TL 1845
Zenopsis oblonga Eastern Pacific. High Se 1989
Zenopsis stabilispinosa Indo-Pacific 41.0 SL 2006
Zeus capensis Cape dory Western Indian Ocean 90 TL 1835
Zeus faber John dory Worldwide in distribution 90 TL 1758



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