The common namedory (from the Middle Englishdorre, from the Middle Frenchdoree, lit. "gilded one") is shared (officially and colloquially) by members of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish. As well as resembling each other, dories are also similar in habit: most are deep-sea and demersal. Additionally, many species support commercial fisheries as food fish. Most dory families belong to the orderZeiformes, suborder Zeioidei:
The "true dories", family Zeidae (five species, including the well-known John Dory)
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February 23, 2024
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