mirror dory

Zenopsis nebulosa

Zeid Fish from Indo Pacific

Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Oceania
South America
Deep-bodied
Large

The mirror dory (Zenopsis nebulosa) is a dory of the family Zeidae, found in the southern Pacific Ocean at depths of between 30 and 800 m. More specifically, the Zenopsis nebulosa is found in locations such as New Zealand, southern Hokkaido, Japan, the Emperor Seamount, the eastern coast of Australia, and the southern coast of Australia. Its length is up to 70 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dories
Family: Zeidae
Genus: Zenopsis
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Japan, northwest shelf of Australia to Broken Bay in New South Wales, New Zealand (Ref. 6390 ), and elsewhere in the region. Eastern Pacific: off central and southern California, USA (Ref. 2850 ); and on the seamounts of the Nazca Ridge in the Peru area (Ref. 27131 ).

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