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Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Splendid alfonsino
- Scientific
- Beryx splendens
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Family
- Berycidae (alfonsinos)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 70 cm (total length); commonly 40 cm; max. published weight 4 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 25 to 1300 m (usually 400 to 600 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2014
Description
A slimmer relative of the alfonsino, bright red with large eyes and a deeply forked tail, reaching about 70 cm. It lives over deep slopes, ridges and seamounts, usually at 400 to 600 m, rising off the bottom at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Beryx-splendens.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Splendid_alfonsino_(_Beryx_splendens_).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.