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Capromimus

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. The species reaches a total length (TL) of 10 centimetres (3.9 in)

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Capromimus
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Zeniontidae
Genus: Capromimus
T. N. Gill, 1893
Species:
C. abbreviatus
Binomial name
Capromimus abbreviatus
(Hector, 1875)

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)

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