Family : Zeidae (Dories)
Order : Zeiformes (dories)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Mirror dory
Fish Name : Zenopsis nebulosa
Max size : 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9563); max. published weight: 3,000 g (Ref. 27124); max. reported age: 45 years
Environment : benthopelagic ; depth range 30 - 800 m
Climate : deep-water; 45°N - 47°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20; tm=3; tmax=45; Fec=52,000)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Japan, northwest shelf of Australia to Broken Bay in New South Wales, New Zealand (Ref. 6390), and elsewhere in the region. Eastern Pacific: off central and southern California, USA (Ref. 2850); and on the seamounts of the Nazca Ridge in the Peru area (Ref. 27131).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-27; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 24-25
Biology : Occur in deeper trawling grounds of the continental shelf and slope, close to the sea bed (Ref. 559). Caught by Japanese trawlers during winter (Ref. 559). Excellent food fish
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C.
Main Ref : Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston. 1988. (Ref. 3132)
India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses
