Dwarf Dory
Zenion hololepis
- Usual depth274–589 m
- Water temperature14–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Zenion is a genus of zeniontid fish that is known from the fossil record, but is still extant.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Zenion”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 274–589 m · Deepest record: 770 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf Dory
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- San Pedro diminuto
- Simplified Chinese
- 小海魴, 甲眼的鯛
Other scientific names: Cyttus hololepis, Zenion japonicum, Zenion japonicus, Zenion longipinnis
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).
- 304 open-data records from 1885 to 2022.
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