Cyttus
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 King dory Cyttus traversi
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Cyttidae is a family of large, showy, deep-bodied zeiform marine fish. Found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean, the family contains just three species in the single genus Cyttus.
[edit] Species
- Silver dory, Cyttus australis (Richardson, 1843)
- New Zealand dory, Cyttus novaezealandiae Hutton, 1872)
- King dory or Lookdown dory, Cyttus traversi Hutton, 1872
[edit] References
- "Cyttidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
