| Cape dory | |
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| Cape dory (Zeus capensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zeidae |
| Genus: | Zeus |
| Species: | Z. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835
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The Cape dory, Cape Dory, or Cape John Dory (Zeus capensis) is a fish of the family Zeidae.[1][2] It occurs on the coast of Namibia, South Africa, and Mozambique in South Atlantic and Western Indian Oceans. It is a demersal fish that lives at the depth 35–400 m.[1] It can reach up to 90.0 cm in total length.[2]
It is often caught as by-catch in hake fisheries.[1]
- ^ a b c d Auster, P.; Chao, N.L.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Zeus capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154956A115256082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154956A4676724.en. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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