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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 .
John Dory (Roud 249, Child 284) is an English-language folk song. The fish John Dory may be named for the titular character. [1] The song is sometimes sung as a three-part round. The first printing of the tune and text is 1609 in Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia songbook but there are earlier mentions of the song in books. [2]
The silvery John dory (Zenopsis conchifera) is typical of the Zeidae, with its scute-covered belly and filamentous spiny dorsal fin.. As benthic fish, dories are typically found close to or directly over the sea bottom, but occasionally in midwater as well.
The John Dory is an example of a fish known as a Dory. The common name dory (from the Middle English dorre, from the Middle French doree, lit. ' gilded one ') is shared (officially and colloquially) by members of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
The name Zeus comes from the Latin zaeus, from the Greek ζαίος (zaiós) "John dory", which according to Sven O. Kullander would have no relation with the name of the king of gods in Greek mythology. [1] However, other authors dispute this, giving the fish the earlier name of Piscis jovii ("fish of Jove"), who was equated with Zeus. [2]
The John Dory is an example of a fish known as a Dory. The common name dory (from the Middle English dorre, from the Middle French doree, lit. ' gilded one ') is shared (officially and colloquially) by members of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
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Zenopsis is a genus of dories, a group of marine fish.There are five extant species, but the genus is also known from fossils dating back to the Oligocene epoch. They largely resemble the better-known John Dory, and are typically found in relatively deep water, below normal scuba diving depth.