John dory
Zeus faber
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Fishes
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Dories; Order: Zeiformes
- Diet
- Small fishes
- Range
- Worldwide from 30 to 1,300 ft. (10 to 400 m)
- Size
- Up to 26 inches (65 cm)
Meet the John dory
This fish hovers close to the seafloor and waits for small fishes. When a school swims by, a John dory opens its wide mouth and gulps down dinner.
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