Biology:King dory
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Short description: Species of fish
| King dory | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Cyttidae |
| Genus: | Cyttus |
| Species: | C. traversi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyttus traversi F. W. Hutton, 1872
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| 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.
thumb|200px|left|Juvenile king dory, Cyttus traversi
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cyttus traversi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8
Wikidata ☰ Q2575712 entry
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