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Splendid alfonsino

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Splendid alfonsino
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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 1,250 metres (82 and 4,101 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) or "golden eye snapper" 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