Capromimus abbreviatus, the capro dory, is a species of zeniontid fish, the only species in the genus Capromimus, found around New Zealand only, at depths of between . It grows to a length of TL. References Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Zeniontidae Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1875