| Cape dory | |
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| In South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zeidae |
| Genus: | Zeus |
| Species: | Z. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835
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The Cape dory (also spelled Cape Dory, or known as the Cape John Dory) (Zeus capensis) is a species of fish of the family Zeidae.12 It occurs on the coast of Namibia, South Africa, and Mozambique in South Atlantic and Western Indian Oceans. It is a demersal fish that lives at the depth 35–400 m.1 It can reach up to 90.0 cm in total length. They are silvery gray in color with indistinct disky spots.3
It feeds on a variety of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.2 It is often caught as by-catch in hake fisheries or in trawls. Because it is an excellent foodfish, it is often sold either fresh or frozen in markets.1
References
References
- Auster, P.; Chao, N.L.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Zeus capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T154956A115256082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154956A4676724.en. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zeus capensis". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- "Zeus capensis". fish-commercial-names.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-06-22.