Cyttus
| Cyttus | |
|---|---|
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| King dory Cyttus traversi Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Cyttidae T. N. Gill, 1893 |
| Genus: | Cyttus Günther, 1860 |
Cyttus is the sole genus in the family Cyttidae a family of large, showy, deep-bodied zeiform marine fish. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cyttus australis (J. Richardson, 1843) (Silver dory)
- Cyttus novaezealandiae (Arthur, 1885) (New Zealand dory)
- Cyttus traversi F. W. Hutton, 1872 (King dory)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Cyttus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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