Zenopsis
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| Mirror Dory (Z. nebulosa) | |
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| Genus: | Zenopsis T. N. Gill, 1862
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Zenopsis is a genus of dories, a group of marine fish. There are four extant species, but the genus is also known from fossils dating back to the Oligocene epoch. They largely resemble the better-known John Dory, and are typically found in relatively deep water, below normal scuba diving depth.
Species
There are currently four recognized recent species in this genus:[2]
- Zenopsis conchifer (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (sometimes misspelled[3] Z. conchifera) (Silvery John dory)
- Zenopsis nebulosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (mirror dory)
- Zenopsis oblongus Parin, 1989
- Zenopsis stabilispinosa Nakabo, D. J. Bray & Yamada, 2006
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Zenopsis". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Bailly, N. (2013). Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 6 June 2013.
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