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Dory

Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835

Status not recordedbony fish

The dory (Zeus capensis) 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. genusZeus
  7. SpeciesZeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835
Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Cape doryEnglish
  • Cape John doryEnglish
  • Peix gall del capCatalan
  • pilobřich kapskýCzech
  • Kap-sanktpetersfiskDanish
  • San Pedro del CaboSpanish
  • Saint Pierre du CapFrench
  • São Pedro do CaboPortuguese
  • Южноафриканский солнечникRussian
  • Kaapse dorieroot
  • Pez de San Pedro del CaboSpanish
  • Dorée du Cap de Bonne-EspéranceFrench
  • Saint-Pierre du CapFrench
  • São-pedro-do-caboPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dory

Other species in the same genus Zeus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dory?

The dory (Zeus capensis) 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 (Zeus capensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zeus-capensis

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{zeus_capensis_2026,
  title = {Dory (Zeus capensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zeus-capensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}