Silvery John dory (Zenopsis conchifer)

Scientific name: Zenopsis conchifer Lowe, 1852

Silvery John dory (Zenopsis conchifer)

The Silvery John dory (Zenopsis conchifer) is a marine fish of the family Zeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays: 24-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 24 - 26. Body silvery, with a dusky mid lateral spot just posterior to and slightly above end of pectoral fin. Fin membranes of spinous dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zenopsis conchifer
Family
Zeidae (Dories)
Order
Zeiformes (Dories)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
50–600 m (164–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 600 m, usually 150 - 300 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Somalia and India to South Africa, but not in the Red Sea. Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to South Africa. Western Atlantic: Sable Island, Canada to northern North Carolina, USA to northern Argentina. Reported from Indonesia but not in the Pacific Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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