Scientific Name
Zenion leptolepis

Common Name
Elongate dory

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-31; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 28 - 32

Classification

Classified By

Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Dories (Zeiformes)

Family

Zeniontids (Zenionidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Natal (South Africa), Delagoa Bay (Mozambique), and Kenya. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

330 m

Depth To - meters

700 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 330 - 700 m (Ref. 4256)

Trophic Level

3.77 s.e. 0.60 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

16.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5703 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated