| Cyttidae | |
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| King dory Cyttus traversi Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Cyttidae |
| Genus: | Cyttus Günther, 1860 |
| Species | |
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.