Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
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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Photo by CSIRO

Cyttus australis
[Silver dory]

Photo by CSIRO

Cyttus novaezealandiae
[New Zealand dory]

Photo by SeaFIC

Cyttus traversi
[King dory]

3 Species of Family Cyttidae with Genus Cyttus
(Lookdown dories)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1843	Cyttus australis	Silver dory	Eastern Indian Ocean	41 TL
1885	Cyttus novaezealandiae	New Zealand dory	Southwest Pacific	40 TL
1872	Cyttus traversi	King dory	Southeast Atlantic	54 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ZeiformesFamily: Cyttidae Lookdown doriesGenus: Cyttus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Cyttidae Lookdown dories

Genus: Cyttus

(See list of species below)