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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderZeiformes
- familyZeidae
- genusZenopsis
- 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
Relatives of the dory
Other species in the same genus Zenopsis.
Trawl dory
Zenopsis nebulosa
Fixed-spine mirror dory
Zenopsis stabilispinosa
Nazca dory
Zenopsis oblonga
Tosa mirror dory
Zenopsis filamentosa
CompareDory vs Trawl doryDory vs Fixed-spine mirror doryDory vs Nazca doryDory vs Tosa mirror dory
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
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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