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red dory (Cyttopsis rosea)
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Parazenidae

red dory

Cyttopsis rosea

Protrusible mouth flexible pelvic spine

  • Red
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • South Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium

red dory is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 31 cm.

Order
Dories
Maximum length
31 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to southeastern USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to western Caribbean (Ref. 7251 ); northern coast of South America (Ref. 5217 ). Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay round the South African coast to Natal. Indian Ocean: Somalia (Ref. 30573 ) and off the south-west coast of India. Western Pacific: off Japan, eastern Australia (Ref. 7300 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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