
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:
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]