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Cyttus traversi  Hutton, 1872

King dory
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Zeiformes (Dories) > Cyttidae (Lookdown dories)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Main reference

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 54.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563); common length : 33.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 978 m (Ref. 50308)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 18°S - 55°S, 5°W - 173°W

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Ridge and from off Cape Town to Algoa Bay in South Africa. Indo-West Pacific: south coast of Australia and New Zealand.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-37; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 36 - 38. Adults silvery grey in color; juveniles (to 10 cm) silvery with brown blotches (Ref. 4253).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9   ±0.87 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown