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Alfonsino
Beryx decadactylus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Alfonsino
- Scientific
- Beryx decadactylus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Family
- Berycidae (alfonsinos)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1 m (total length); commonly 35 cm; max. published weight 4 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Deep-water, on or near the bottom, recorded from 110 to 1300 m (usually 200 to 800 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2013
Description
A deep-bodied red fish with very large eyes, bright red head, back and fins, and silvery sides marked with fine lines; it reaches about 1 m. It lives near the bottom on deep slopes and seamounts, mostly at 200 to 800 m, and is fished commercially in several oceans.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Beryx-decadactylus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:BeryxDecadactylus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.