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Zeus faber, commonly known as John Dory or dory, is a species of fish in the family Zeidae and order Zeiformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei within the phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is named after Saint Peter. Other common names include Gall, Gall de la Mar, Gall de San Pedro, and Gallo.
The organism inhabits marine and brackish environments. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2015. Occurrence records from various institutions indicate presence in Japan, Australia, Norway, Somalia, and New Zealand. The taxon is accepted by WoRMS and has been referenced in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and the New International Encyclopedia.
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Species
Data Deficientdory
Zeus faber
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderZeiformes
- FamilyZeidae
日本海魴（學名：Zeus faber），又稱鏡魚、鏡鯧、遠東海魴、馬頭鯛、的鯛、魴魚、豆的鯛，是輻鰭魚綱海魴目的其中一種。在台灣的高級餐廳菜單中稱為鲂魚，英文俗名為John Dory，音譯為多利魚。 台灣坊間低價、去骨去皮的多利魚、魴魚或雪斑魚，皆為東南亞、越南淡水養殖的低眼無齒𩷶和博氏巨鯰（學名：Pangasius bocourti，俗稱「巴沙魚」，也被用来假冒為龍脷魚），假冒高價的深海產魴魚(以日本馬頭鯛每公斤400元為例，每片250公克的魴魚約100元，若以巴沙魚頂替，每片250公克的鯰魚只要25元)，使很多人誤以為「鯰魚」就是魴魚、多利魚或國宴魚。最簡單的分辨方法是日本的鯛的魚片帶有魚皮，呈三角形；鯰魚的魚片沒有魚皮，呈長條形(長舌狀)。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 845
- With media
- 30
- Family
- Zeidae
- Collections
- UWFC, NMV, ZMO, USNM, CAS
- Recorded in
- Japan, Australia, Norway, Somalia, New Zealand, Cabo Verde
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Zeus
- Named after
- Saint Peter
- Image
- Zeus.faber.jpg
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- taxon name
- Zeus faber
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- Zeus faber
- IUCN conservation status
- Data Deficient
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- Zeus faber
- taxon common name
- マトウダイ
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- short name
- Z. faber
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Encyclopedic overview
John Dory, St Pierre, or Peter's fish, refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, of widespread distribution. It is an edible demersal coastal marine fish with a laterally compressed olive-yellow body which has a large dark spot, and long spines on the dorsal fin. Its large eyes at the front of the head provide it with binocular vision and depth perception, which are important for predators. The John Dory's eye spot on the side of its body also confuses prey, which are scooped up in its large mouth.
In New Zealand, Māori know it as kuparu, and on the East Coast of the North Island, they gave some to Captain James Cook on his first voyage to New Zealand in 1769. Several casks of them were pickled.
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