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.
| 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 | |
| Distribution of the King Dory | |
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