Silver dory
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| Cyttus australis (Richardson, 1843) |
The silver dory, Cyttus australis, is a dory, in the genus Cyttus, found around southern Australia, on the continental shelf at depths of between 10 and 350 m. Its length is about 40 cm.
The silver dory is of typical dory shape and very similar to the New Zealand dory but having much higher spines on the first dorsal fin.
The body is a uniform silvery colour, with a golden-pink sheen around the periphery including the fins.
[edit] References
- Cyttus australis (TSN 166292). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 6 June 2006.
- "Cyttus australis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
