Splendid alfonsino
Splendid alfonsino | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Berycidae |
Genus: | Beryx |
Species: | B. splendens |
Binomial name | |
Beryx splendens R. T. Lowe, 1834 | |
The splendid alfonsino, Beryx splendens, is an alfonsino of the genus Beryx, found around the world at depths between 25 and 1,300 m. Their length is between 30 and 70 cm.
It appears in the Wii game Endless Ocean.
It is known as kinmedai (金目鯛) in sushi and Japanese cuisine.
References
- "Beryx splendens". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Beryx splendens" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- 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