Zenopsis

Zenopsis
Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present[1]
Mirror Dory (Z. nebulosa)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 five 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

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There are currently five recognized recent species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Zenopsis". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  3. ^ Bailly, N. (2013). Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852). Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 6 June 2013.
  4. ^ Kai, Yoshiaki; Tashiro, Fumihito (2019-07-01). "Zenopsis filamentosa (Zeidae), a new mirror dory from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of Zenopsis nebulosa". Ichthyological Research. 66 (3): 340–352. doi:10.1007/s10228-018-00679-1. ISSN 1616-3915. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2024-08-18.