| Cyttus | |
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| King dory Cyttus traversi Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Cyttidae T. N. Gill, 1893 |
| Genus: | Cyttus Günther, 1860 |
Cyttus is the sole genus in the family Cyttidae a family of large, showy, deep-bodied zeiform marine fish. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. [1]
An apparent extinct relative, Cyttoides , was originally recognized from the Early Oligocene of Canton Glarus, Switzerland. [2] However, more recent studies have found it to actually represent an indeterminate species of Zenopsis . [3] The king dory was occasionally placed in the distinct genus Cyttoides, which is now known to have been preoccupied by the fossil fish. [4]
