Biology:Cape dory

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Cape dory
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Cape dory (Zeus capensis)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Zeidae
Genus: Zeus
Species:
Z. capensis
Binomial name
Zeus capensis
Valenciennes, 1835

The Cape dory, Cape Dory, or Cape John Dory (Zeus capensis) is a fish of the family Zeidae.[1][2] It occurs on the coast of Namibia, South Africa, and Mozambique in South Atlantic and Western Indian Oceans. It is a demersal fish that lives at the depth 35–400 m.[1] It can reach up to 90.0 cm in total length.[2]

Cape dory is a good food fish often caught as by-catch in hake fisheries.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Auster, P.; Chao, N.L.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J. (2010). "Zeus capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154956A115256082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154956A4676724.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154956/115256082. Retrieved 16 January 2023. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Zeus capensis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2879563 entry