This lifeform is found in the oceans near Europe.

European john dory (Zeus faber) is found in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Oceans from Europe and south to Africa.

Dories are marine fish that are sometimes consumed for human food. American John Dory (Zenopsis ocellata) is found in the Atlantic Ocean near North America. Red dory (Cyttopsis rosea) is found near the southeastern United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and in part of the Pacific Ocean. The Buckler dory (Zenopsis conchifera) is found along the eastern coast of North America from the Carolinas north to Canada. European John Dory (Zeus faber) is found from England south to Africa. Zeus japonica is found widely in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Mirror dory (Zenopsis nebulosa = Zeus nebulosa) is found in the Pacific Ocean near Japan and sometimes east to North America. The Mirror dory is also found near Australia and New Zealand.

The boarfishes (Family Caproidae) and dories (Family Zeidae) are found in this order.

Bony fish, Class Teleostomi, are a class of chordates that  include the majority of fish-like animals found on earth. They  are characterized by a bony jaw and a bony skeleton. They are  found in both fresh and marine waters.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.