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Family: Berycidae Alfonsinos



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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Worldwide in temperate an
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Beryx decadactylus
[Alfonsino]

Photo by Borsa, P.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Beryx mollis Abe, 1959

Photo by Borsa, P.
 
Beryx mollis
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Circumglobal, excluding t
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Beryx splendens Lowe, 1834

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Beryx splendens
[Splendid alfonsino]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm SL
Centroberyx affinis (Günther, 1859)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Centroberyx affinis
[Redfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Centroberyx australis
[Yelloweye nannygai]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Western Indian Ocean. We
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Centroberyx druzhinini (Busakhin, 1981)

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan
 
Centroberyx druzhinini
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Centroberyx gerrardi (Günther, 1887)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Centroberyx gerrardi
[Bight redfish]

Photo by Danna, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Danna, P.
 
Centroberyx lineatus
[Swallow-tail]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific

Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Centroberyx rubricaudus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Centroberyx spinosus (Gilchrist, 1903)

Photo by SFSA
 
Centroberyx spinosus
[Short alfonsino]
10 Species of Family Berycidae
(Alfonsinos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Beryx decadactylus Alfonsino Worldwide in temperate an 100 TL
1959 Beryx mollis Northwest Pacific 30 SL
1834 Beryx splendens Splendid alfonsino Circumglobal, excluding t 70 TL
1859 Centroberyx affinis Redfish Western Pacific 51 SL
1987 Centroberyx australis Yelloweye nannygai Eastern Indian Ocean 51 TL
1981 Centroberyx druzhinini Western Indian Ocean. We 23 TL
1887 Centroberyx gerrardi Bight redfish Eastern Indian Ocean 66 TL
1829 Centroberyx lineatus Swallow-tail Western Indian Ocean 46 TL
1985 Centroberyx rubricaudus Northwest Pacific
1903 Centroberyx spinosus Short alfonsino Western Indian Ocean 20 TL



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