๐John Dory
John Dory, St Pierre, or Peter's fish are names which refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, which is a demersal coastal marine fish. This widespread species has 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.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 4.4 kg
- Body length
- 0.4 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 12 years
Everything we know about the John Dory
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass4.4 kgrecord 8 kg ยท FishBaseAnAgeDetails โHide โ
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Body length0.4 mrecord 0.9 m ยท FishBasetypical adultFishBaseDetails โHide โ
Record: largest individual on record
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Maximum lifespan12 yearsrecord 12 years ยท FishBaseAnAgeDetails โHide โ
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Trophic level4.5FishBaseDetails โHide โ
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DietcarnivoreaverageDetails โHide โ
From trophic level 4.5 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2โ2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.
Danger to humansharmlessFishBaseDetails โHide โ
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Volume l4.4 LaverageDetails โHide โ
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for John Dory yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
- orderZeiformes
- familyZeidae
- genusZeus
All 12 branches โFewer branches โ
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- orderAcanthomorphata
- orderZeiformes
- familyZeidae
- genusZeus
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