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Warty dory

Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)

Status not recordedbony fish

The warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus) is a species in the family Oreosomatidae, order Zeiformes.

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Quick facts about the warty 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 warty dory live?

Not recorded

Is the warty 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 warty dory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderZeiformes
  5. familyOreosomatidae
  6. genusAllocyttus
  7. SpeciesAllocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906)

Synonyms Allocyttus propinquus, Allocyttus verrucosus propinquus, Cyttosoma verrucosum

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Coster doryEnglish
  • Warty oreoEnglish
  • Warty OreodoryEnglish
  • Oreo berrugostCatalan
  • pilouš jižníCzech
  • Oreo verrugosoSpanish
  • Arrose verruqueuseFrench
  • オオメマトウダイJapanese
  • Peixe-cometa-verrugosoPortuguese
  • ЛунникRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the warty dory

Other species in the same genus Allocyttus.

Black dory

Allocyttus niger

OreosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Oxeye oreo

Allocyttus folletti

OreosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Guinea oreo

Allocyttus guineensis

OreosomatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWarty dory vs Black doryWarty dory vs Oxeye oreoWarty dory vs Guinea oreo

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the warty dory?

The warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus) belongs to the family Oreosomatidae in the order Zeiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/warty-dory

MLA

“Warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/warty-dory.

BibTeX
@misc{warty_dory_2026,
  title = {Warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/warty-dory},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}