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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)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Zenopsis conchifer
[Silvery John dory]

Photo by Yuniar, A.T.

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

Photo by Yuniar, A.T.
 
Zenopsis nebulosa
[Mirror dory]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific.
 
Zenopsis oblonga
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 41.0 cm SL
 
Zenopsis stabilispinosa
[]

Photo by SFSA

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

Photo by SFSA
 
Zeus capensis
[Cape dory]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

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

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Zeus faber
[John dory]
6 Species of Family Zeidae
(Dories)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1852 Zenopsis conchifer Silvery John dory Atlantic Western Indian O 80 TL
1845 Zenopsis nebulosa Mirror dory Indo-Pacific 70 TL
1989 Zenopsis oblonga Eastern Pacific.
2006 Zenopsis stabilispinosa Indo-Pacific 41.0 SL
1835 Zeus capensis Cape dory Western Indian Ocean 90 TL
1758 Zeus faber John dory Worldwide in distribution 90 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013