There are currently two recognized species in this genus: •
Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835 (Cape dory) •
Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 (John dory) The following fossil species are also known: • †
Zeus jerzmanskae Baciu, Bannikov & Tyler, 2005 (
Oligocene of Poland) • †
Zeus primaevus Scarabelli, 1859 (
Late Miocene of Italy &
Algeria) • †
Zeus robustus Gorjanović-Kramberger, 1891 (Oligocene of
Slovenia) ==References==