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Dory

Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 dory live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 dory classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderZeiformes
  5. familyZeidae
  6. genusZenopsis
  7. SpeciesZenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)

Synonyms Parazenopsis argenteus, Zenopsis conchifera, Zenopsis couchifer, Zenopsis figueirai, Zenopsis ocellata, Zenopsis ocellatus, Zeus conchifer, Zeus ocellatus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • American John doryEnglish
  • Buckler doryEnglish
  • John DorgyEnglish
  • Sailfin doryEnglish
  • Silver John doryEnglish
  • Silvery John doryEnglish
  • Peix gall platejatCatalan
  • pilobřich stříbřitýCzech
  • Amerikansk sanktpetersfiskDanish
  • GalloSpanish
  • hopeapietarinkalaFinnish
  • Faux St.-PierreFrench
  • Minami-kagamidaiJapanese
  • GaloPortuguese
  • Серебристый солнечникRussian
  • Pez de San Pedro AmericanoSpanish
  • San PedroSpanish
  • San Pedro plateadoSpanish
  • Saint Pierre ArgentéFrench
  • Saint-Pierre AméricainFrench
  • Saint-Pierre argentéFrench
  • zée bouclé d’AmériqueFrench
  • ミナミカガミダイJapanese
  • GalhoPortuguese
  • Galo BrancoPortuguese
  • Galo-brancoPortuguese
  • Galo-da-costaPortuguese
  • Galo-da-funduraPortuguese
  • Galo-de-fundoPortuguese
  • Galo-do-altoPortuguese
  • Galo-do-fundoPortuguese
  • Galo-do-marPortuguese
  • Peixe GaloPortuguese
  • Peixe São-PedroPortuguese
  • Peixe-de-São-PedroPortuguese
  • Peixe-galinhaPortuguese
  • Peixe-galoPortuguese
  • Peixe-galo-brancoPortuguese
  • Peixe-galo-da-funduraPortuguese
  • Peixe-prataPortuguese
  • São PedroPortuguese
  • São Pedro PrateadoPortuguese
  • São-pedro-prateadoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dory

Other species in the same genus Zenopsis.

Trawl dory

Zenopsis nebulosa

ZeidaeNo free photo yet

Nazca dory

Zenopsis oblonga

ZeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dory?

The dory (Zenopsis conchifer) 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). Dory (Zenopsis conchifer). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zenopsis-conchifer

MLA

“Dory (Zenopsis conchifer).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zenopsis-conchifer.

BibTeX
@misc{zenopsis_conchifer_2026,
  title = {Dory (Zenopsis conchifer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zenopsis-conchifer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}