Elongate dory
| Elongate dory | |
|---|---|
| Drawing of an elongate dory by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zeniontidae |
| Genus: | Zenion |
| Species: | Z. leptolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenion leptolepis | |
The elongate dory (Zenion leptolepis) is a dory in the genus Zenion found around South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya and New Zealand at depths of between 330 to 700 metres (1,080 to 2,300 ft). It grows to a total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).