Scientific Name
Zeus capensis

Common Name
Cape dory

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22. Silvery grey in color; indistinct dusky spot on or above LL and below front of soft dorsal (Ref. 4253). Gill rakers rudimentary.

Classification

Classified By

Valenciennes, 1835

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Dories (Zeiformes)

Family

Dories (Zeidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique (Ref. 5213) around the Cape to St. Helena Bay, South Africa.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

35 m

Depth To - meters

200 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 35 - 200 m (Ref. 4253)

Trophic Level

4.48 s.e. 0.79 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

90.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7656 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)