Dory

The common name dory is shared by members of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish. As well as resembling each other, dories are also similar in habit: most are deep-sea and demersal. Additionally, many species support commercial fisheries as food fish. Most dory families belong to the order Zeiformes, suborder Zeioidei:The "true dories", family Zeidae The zeniontids, family Zenionidae or Zeniontidae The "Australian dories", family Cyttidae The oreos, family Oreosomatidae The parazen family, Parazenidae