Zenopsis
| Zenopsis Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present[1] | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mirror Dory (Z. nebulosa) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zeidae |
| Genus: | Zenopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Zenopsis is a genus of dories, a group of marine fish. There are four extant species, but the genus is also known from fossils dating back to the Oligocene epoch. They largely resemble the better-known John dory, and are typically found in relatively deep water, below normal scuba diving depth.
Species
There are currently four recognized recent species in this genus:[2]
- Zenopsis conchifer (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (sometimes misspelled[3] Z. conchifera) (silvery John dory)
- Zenopsis nebulosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (mirror dory)
- Zenopsis oblongus Parin, 1989
- Zenopsis stabilispinosa Nakabo, D. J. Bray & Yamada, 2006
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Zenopsis in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ↑ Bailly, N. (2013). Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 6 June 2013.
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