''Cyttus'' is the sole

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in the

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Cyttidae a family of large, showy, deep-bodied zeiform marine

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. Members of this genus are found in the

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Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''

Cyttus australis The silver dory (''Cyttus australis'') is a dory, in the genus '' Cyttus'', found around southern Australia, on the continental shelf A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, ...

'' ( J. Richardson, 1843) (silver dory) * ''

Cyttus novaezealandiae The New Zealand dory (''Cyttus novaezealandiae'') is a dory, in the family Cyttidae, found around southern Australia, and New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of ...

'' ( Arthur, 1885) (New Zealand dory) * ''

Cyttus traversi The king dory or lookdown dory (''Cyttus traversi'') is a Dory, in the genus ''Cyttus'', found around South Africa, southern Australia, and New Zealand, over the continental shelf A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submer ...

'' F. W. Hutton, 1872 (king dory)

References

* Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Zeiformes-stub