Red dory

Cyttopsis rosea

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth253–580 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and November
How commonOccasional

About this species

Cyttopsis rosea, the rosy dory, is a zeiform fish which is found on the continental slopes in most parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It growth up to 22 cm and feeds on other fishes and on swimming crustaceans. It is often caught as bycatch in deep trawl fisheries, but is not utilized.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 22 records
March: 23 records
April: 18 records
May: 28 records
June: 21 records
July: 22 records
August: 32 records
September: 49 records
October: 26 records
November: 41 records
December: 16 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 253–580 m · Deepest record: 1,182.5 m

90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 2 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 1 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 1 records
200+ m: 249 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 10 records
12–14 °C: 18 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 21 records
20–22 °C: 33 records
22–24 °C: 40 records
24–26 °C: 42 records
26–28 °C: 33 records
28–30 °C: 32 records

Names and classification

English: Red dory, red dory, Rosy dory

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: San Pedro rojo, San Pedro rosado
French: Saint Pierre rosé, Saint-Pierre rouge, Saint Pierre rosé
Japanese: Kagomatodai, カゴマトウダイ
Simplified Chinese: 玫瑰的鯛, 玫瑰腹棘的鯛, 紅的鯛, 紅腹棘海魴

Other scientific names: Cyttopsis itea, Cyttopsis roseus, Cyttopsis scuutatus, Cyttus roseus, Paracyttopsis scutatus, Zen itea, Zen scutatus, Zeus roseus

Similar species

Little Dory
Cyttopsis cypho

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
681 open-data records from 1924 to 2025.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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