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King Dory

Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872

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Diagnostic Description

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Adults silvery grey in color; juveniles (to 10 cm) silvery with brown blotches (Ref. 4253).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35 - 37; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 36 - 38
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs in offshore waters (Ref. 9258). Juveniles pelagic in surface waters (Ref. 9563). Feeds mainly on fishes. Benthopelagic omnivore (Ref. 54155).
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Biology

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Occurs in offshore waters (Ref. 9258). Juveniles pelagic in surface waters (Ref. 9563).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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King dory

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The king dory or lookdown dory (Cyttus traversi) is a Dory, in the genus Cyttus, found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand, over the continental shelf at depths of between 200 and 800 m. Its length is between 20 and 40 cm.

Juvenile king dory, Cyttus traversi

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cyttus traversi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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King dory: Brief Summary

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The king dory or lookdown dory (Cyttus traversi) is a Dory, in the genus Cyttus, found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand, over the continental shelf at depths of between 200 and 800 m. Its length is between 20 and 40 cm.

Juvenile king dory, Cyttus traversi
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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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