Zeus capensis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Zeiformes
Family
Zeidae
Genus
Zeus
Species
Zeus capensis
Scientific Name
Zeus capensis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cape dory

The Cape dory (also spelled Cape Dory, or known as the Cape John Dory) (Zeus capensis) is a species of fish of the family Zeidae. It occurs on the coast of Namibia, South Africa, and Mozambique in South Atlantic and Western Indian Oceans. It is a demersal fish that lives at the depth 35–400 m. It can reach up to 90.0 cm in total length. They are silvery gray in color with indistinct disky spots.

It feeds on a variety of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. It is often caught as by-catch in hake fisheries or in trawls. Because it is a excellent foodfish, it is often sold either fresh or frozen in markets.

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Zeus capensis in languages:

Czech
pilobřich kapský
English
Cape Dory

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