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Splendid alfonsino

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Splendid alfonsino
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Beryciformes
Family:
Berycidae
Genus:
Beryx
Species:
B. splendens
Binomial name
Beryx splendens

The splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) is an alfonsino of the genus Beryx, found around the world at depths between 25 and 1,300 metres (82 and 4,265 ft), usually between 400 and 600 metres (1,300 and 2,000 ft). Although its most common size is 40 centimetres (16 in), it can reach lengths of up to 70 centimetres (28 in).[2] It is known as kinmedai (金目鯛) in sushi and Japanese cuisine.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2010.1
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Beryx splendens" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
  • "Beryx splendens". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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