Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Cyttidae Lookdown dories

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Cyttus australis
[Silver dory]

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Cyttus novaezealandiae
[New Zealand dory]

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Cyttus traversi
[King dory]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Cyttus australis	Silver dory	Eastern Indian Ocean	47 TL	1843
Cyttus novaezealandiae	New Zealand dory	Southwest Pacific	40 TL	1885
Cyttus traversi	King dory	Southeast Atlantic	63 TL	1872

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Cyttidae Lookdown dories(See list of species below)

Family: Cyttidae Lookdown dories

(See list of species below)