| Capro dory | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zenionidae |
| Genus: | Capromimus |
| Species: | C. abbreviatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Capromimus abbreviatus Hector, 1875 |
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The capro dory, Capromimus abbreviatus, is a dory, the only species in the genus Capromimus, found around New Zealand only, at depths of between 200 to 500 m. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.