Elongate dory

The elongate dory, Zenion leptolepis, is a dory, in the genus Zenion, found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand at depths of between 350 and 700 m.

The Elongate dory lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 330 - 700 m environment.

The elongate dory, Zenion leptolepis, is a dory, in the genus Zenion, found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand at depths of between 350 and 700 m. Its length is between 10 and 16 cm. More

The elongate dory is a small slender fish, with disproportionately large eyes which take up most of the space between the snout and the operculum, and are one fifth of the fishes entire length. More

Elongate Dory;Zenion leptolepis Last update: 31-12-69 Submitted by Administrator Max. size: 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4256)) Environment: bathypelagic; marine; depth range 330 – 700 m (Ref. More

* Elongate dory, Zenion leptolepis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924). * Zenion longipinnis Kotthaus, 1970. More

Common names

Elongate dory in English
弱鱗小海魴 in Mandarin Chinese
弱鳞小海鲂 in Mandarin Chinese

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