Capromimus
| Capromimus | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zeniontidae |
| Genus: | Capromimus T. N. Gill, 1893 |
| Species: | C. abbreviatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Capromimus abbreviatus (Hector, 1875)
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Capromimus abbreviatus, the capro dory, is a species of zeniontid fish and the only member of its genus. It is found only in waters around New Zealand at depths of between 87 and 500 metres (285 and 1,640 ft). The species reaches a total length (TL) of 10 centimetres (3.9 in)
References
- "Capromimus abbreviatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Capromimus abbreviatus". FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8