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Cape dory
Cape dory (Zeus capensis)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Zeiformes
Family:	Zeidae
Genus:	Zeus
Species:	Z. capensis
Binomial name
Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835

The Cape dory, Cape Dory, or Cape John Dory (Zeus capensis) is a fish of the family Zeidae. 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. It can reach up to 90.0 cm in total length.

It is often caught as by-catch in hake fisheries.

References

1. ^ Auster, P.; Chao, N.L.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J. (2017) . "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.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zeus capensis". FishBase. August 2022 version.

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