Cyttus

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.

Cyttus
King dory Cyttus traversi

Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

Scientific classification
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Cyttidae

Genus:
Cyttus

Günther, 1860

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cyttus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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