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Trawl dory

Zenopsis nebulosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Status not recordedbony fish

The trawl dory (Zenopsis nebulosa) is a species in the family Zeidae, order Zeiformes.

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Quick facts about the trawl 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 trawl dory live?

Not recorded

Is the trawl 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 trawl dory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderZeiformes
  5. familyZeidae
  6. genusZenopsis
  7. SpeciesZenopsis nebulosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Synonyms Zenopsis nebulosus, Zeus nebulosus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Deepsea doryEnglish
  • Deepwater doryEnglish
  • Mirror doryEnglish
  • Mirror perchEnglish
  • Silver doryEnglish
  • Peix gall blancCatalan
  • pilobřich chutnýCzech
  • San Pedro espejoSpanish
  • カガミダイJapanese
  • 민달고기Korean
  • São-pedro-espelhadoPortuguese
  • Зеркальный солнечникRussian
  • 雨印鯛Chinese
  • 雨的鯛Chinese
  • 雲紋亞海魴Chinese
  • 雲紋雨印鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the trawl dory

Other species in the same genus Zenopsis.

Dory

Zenopsis conchifer

ZeidaeNo free photo yet

Nazca dory

Zenopsis oblonga

ZeidaeNo free photo yet

CompareTrawl dory vs DoryTrawl dory vs Fixed-spine mirror doryTrawl dory vs Nazca doryTrawl dory vs Tosa mirror dory

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the trawl dory?

The trawl dory (Zenopsis nebulosa) belongs to the family Zeidae 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). Trawl dory (Zenopsis nebulosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trawl-dory

MLA

“Trawl dory (Zenopsis nebulosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trawl-dory.

BibTeX
@misc{trawl_dory_2026,
  title = {Trawl dory (Zenopsis nebulosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trawl-dory},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}