Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Cyttidae Lookdown dories

Genus: Cyttus

(See list of species below)


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3 species (see list below)
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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Cyttus australis (Richardson, 1843)

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Cyttus australis
[Silver dory]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Cyttus novaezealandiae (Arthur, 1885)

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Cyttus novaezealandiae
[New Zealand dory]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Cyttus traversi Hutton, 1872

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Cyttus traversi
[King dory]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cyttus australis Silver dory Eastern Indian Ocean 47 TL 1843
Cyttus novaezealandiae New Zealand dory Southwest Pacific 40 TL 1885
Cyttus traversi King dory Southeast Atlantic 63 TL 1872



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