The New Zealand dory (''Cyttus novaezealandiae'') is a
dory, in the
family Cyttidae, found around southern
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, and
New Zealand, over the
continental shelf
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Much of these shelves were exposed by drops in sea level during glacial periods. The shelf surrounding an island ...
at depths of between 20 and 400 m. Its length is between 20 and 30 cm.
References
Other references
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
Cyttidae
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