King dory

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King dory
File:Cyttus traversi (King dory).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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C. traversi
Binomial name
Cyttus traversi
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Distribution of the King Dory

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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.

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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