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The John Dory catches prey by stalking it, then extending its jaw forward in a tube-like structure to suck the fish in with some water. The water then flows out through the gills; the pre-maxillary bone, the only tooth-bearing bone in this fish, is used to grind the food.
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 usually gets its food by stalking it then shooting out a tube in its mouth to capture its prey. It eats forage fish, and occasionally squid and cuttlefish . In turn, they are preyed on by sharks, like the dusky shark , and other large bony fish.
The John Dory has a large eye spot in the middle of its body, confusing prey. Some fish species also display false eyespots . The foureye butterflyfish gets its name from a large dark spot on the rear portion of each side of the body.
The barbels are sensory organs and are used to help locate prey. [6] Both young and adult mullet are preyed on by various fish including the angler fish ( Lophius piscatorius ), the thornback ray ( Raja clavata ), the common stingray ( Dasyatis pastinaca ), the school shark ( Galeorhinus galeus ), the John Dory ( Zeus faber ) and the European ...
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.
It would be nice to have a section dealing with the culinary uses of the John Dory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.111.39 22:03, 4 March 2009 (UTC) John Dory is a quite exceptional fish and yields two fine bone free fillets. It is not far short of Dover Sole in quality and is a keenly sought fish by gastronaughts.
The spotbanded scat,(Selenotoca multifasciata), also known as the striped scat, banded scat, barred scat, butterfish, John Dory, Johnny Dory, old maid, Southern butter-fish or striped butterfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Scatophagidae, the scats. They are found in the eastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific ...