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Cyttus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Zeiformes

Scientific name
  
Cyttus

Rank
  
Genus

Cyttus httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Family
  
CyttidaeT. N. Gill, 1893

Lower classifications
  
King dory, Silver dory, New Zealand

Cyttus is the sole genus in the family Cyttidae a family of large, showy, deep-bodied zeiform marine fish. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Cyttus australis (J. Richardson, 1843) (Silver dory)
  • Cyttus novaezealandiae (Arthur, 1885) (New Zealand dory)
  • Cyttus traversi F. W. Hutton, 1872 (King dory)

    • References

    Cyttus Wikipedia
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