Where Does John Dory Live?

John Dory lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find John Dory

Water type

saltwater

Depth

Typically found at depths ranging from 5 to 400 meters (16 to 1,312 feet), most commonly between 50 and 150 meters (164 to 492 feet).

Environment

Demersal, inhabiting sandy or muddy bottoms, often near rocky reefs, seagrass beds, or areas with mixed substrates. It is a solitary species that relies on camouflage and ambush predation.

Geographic range

Widely distributed in temperate and subtropical waters of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (from Norway to South Africa, including the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea), the Western Pacific Ocean (from Japan to Australia and New Zealand), and occasionally reported in the Indian Ocean.

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