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Dwarf dory

Zenion hololepis (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dwarf dory (Zenion hololepis) is a species in the family Zeniontidae, order Zeiformes.

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Quick facts about the dwarf 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 dwarf dory live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf 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 dwarf dory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderZeiformes
  5. familyZeniontidae
  6. genusZenion
  7. SpeciesZenion hololepis (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Synonyms Cyttula macropus, Cyttus hololepis, Zenion longipinnis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Peix gall nan comúCatalan
  • zenion červenýCzech
  • San Pedro diminutoSpanish
  • Типовой зенионRussian
  • 小海魴Chinese
  • 甲眼的鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf dory

Other species in the same genus Zenion.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf dory?

The dwarf dory (Zenion hololepis) 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). Dwarf dory (Zenion hololepis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zenion-hololepis

MLA

“Dwarf dory (Zenion hololepis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zenion-hololepis.

BibTeX
@misc{zenion_hololepis_2026,
  title = {Dwarf dory (Zenion hololepis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zenion-hololepis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}