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Class: Teleostei
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Zeniontidae Armoreye dories

Genus: Zenion

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.6 cm TL
Zenion hololepis (Goode & Bean, 1896)

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Zenion hololepis
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Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Zenion japonicum Kamohara, 1934

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Zenion japonicum
[Japanese dory]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Zenion leptolepis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)

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Zenion leptolepis
[Elongate dory]
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Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Zenion longipinnis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Zenion hololepis Western Indian Ocean 15.6 TL 1896
Zenion japonicum Japanese dory Western Pacific 10 SL 1934
Zenion leptolepis Elongate dory Western Indian Ocean 16 TL 1924
Zenion longipinnis Eastern Atlantic 10.8 SL 1970



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