Splendid alfonsino

Splendid alfonsino
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.

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