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Capro dory

Capromimus abbreviatus (Hector, 1875)

Status not recordedbony fish

The capro dory (Capromimus abbreviatus) is a species in the family Zeniontidae, order Zeiformes.

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Quick facts about the capro dory

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the capro dory live?

Not recorded

Is the capro dory endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the capro dory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderZeiformes
  5. familyZeniontidae
  6. genusCapromimus
  7. SpeciesCapromimus abbreviatus (Hector, 1875)

Synonyms Antigonia muelleri, Platystethus abbreviatus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Rough doryEnglish
  • Peix gall nan de Nova ZelandaCatalan
  • 短体羊海鲂Chinese
  • zenion novozélandskýCzech
  • San Pedro de Nueva ZelandaSpanish
  • КапромимRussian
  • 短體羊海魴Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the capro dory

Other species in the same family Zeniontidae.

Dwarf dory

Zenion hololepis

ZeniontidaeNo free photo yet

False dory

Cyttomimus affinis

ZeniontidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCapro dory vs Elongate doryCapro dory vs Cyttomimus stelgisCapro dory vs Dwarf doryCapro dory vs False dory

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the capro dory?

The capro dory (Capromimus abbreviatus) belongs to the family Zeniontidae in the order Zeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Capro dory (Capromimus abbreviatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/capro-dory

MLA

“Capro dory (Capromimus abbreviatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/capro-dory.

BibTeX
@misc{capro_dory_2026,
  title = {Capro dory (Capromimus abbreviatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/capro-dory},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}