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Thecommon namedory (from theMiddle Englishdorre, from theMiddle Frenchdoree,lit. 'gilded one') is shared (officially and colloquially) by members of several differentfamilies of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marinefish. As well as resembling each other, dories are also similar in habit: most are deep-sea anddemersal. Additionally, many species support commercialfisheries asfood fish. Most dory families belong to theorderZeiformes, suborder Zeioidei:

• The "true dories", familyZeidae (five species, including the well-knownJohn Dory)
• Thezeniontids, familyZenionidae or Zeniontidae (seven species)
• The "Australian dories", familyCyttidae (three species all within thegenusCyttus)
• Theoreos, familyOreosomatidae (ten species)
• The parazen family,Parazenidae (four species, including therosy dory)

Additionally, several species ofspinyfin (familyDiretmidae, orderBeryciformes) have been given the namedory byfishmongers.

InBritish English, the name is sometimes used for thewalleye (Sander vitreus,synonymStizostedion vitreum) – and the walleye's common name in French is the phonetically similardoré – meaninggolden orgilded.^[1]

In parts ofSoutheast Asia,fillets ofshark catfish (ex.Pangasius) are marketed ascream dory,Pangasius dory,Pacific dory, or simplydory.^[2][3]

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