False Dory
Cyttomimus affinis
- Usual depth320–579 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 320–579 m · Deepest record: 579 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- False Dory
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- San Pedro falso
- Japanese
- Aomatodai, アオマトウダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 幼魴, 青甲眼的鯛, 青的鯛, 青菱海魴, 青菱的鯛
Similar species
Capro doryCapromimus abbreviatus
- Dwarf Dory
Zenion hololepis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 33 open-data records from 1977 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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