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Elongate Dory

Zenion leptolepis (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924)

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 31; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 28 - 32
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Elongate dory

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The elongate dory (Zenion leptolepis) is a dory in the genus Zenion found around South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya and New Zealand at depths of between 330 to 700 metres (1,080 to 2,300 ft). It grows to a total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Zenion leptolepis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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Elongate dory: Brief Summary

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The elongate dory (Zenion leptolepis) is a dory in the genus Zenion found around South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya and New Zealand at depths of between 330 to 700 metres (1,080 to 2,300 ft). It grows to a total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).

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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Reference

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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