''Beryx'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
alfonsinos found in deep oceanic waters. Two of its member species, ''B. decadactylus'' and ''B. splendens'', are found across nearly the entire globe and are of some commercial importance.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
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Beryx decadactylus
The alfonsino (''Beryx decadactylus''), also known as the alfonsin, longfinned beryx, red bream, or imperador, is a species of deepwater berycid fish of the order Beryciformes. It can be found in temperate and subtropical ocean waters nearly wor ...
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G. Cuvier, 1829 (Alfonsino)
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Beryx mollis''
T. Abe, 1959
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Beryx splendens''
R. T. Lowe, 1834 (Splendid alfonsino)
References
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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