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Species catalogue
Slender alfonsino
Order
Beryciformes
Family
Berycidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Oval and compressed body. Large head, slightly larger than a third of the total length, with large round eyes. Large oblique mouth with prominent lower jaw. It has a single short dorsal fin and a very low caudal fin. Bright red coloration in body, fins and head, being the flanks lighter. Common size 20-30 cm and maximum of 50 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
BYS
BYS
Specie
Beryx splendens
Beryx splendens
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Südlicher Kaiserbarsch
China
红金眼鲷
France
Béryx long
Italy
Berice rosso
Portugal
Imperador costa estreita
United Kingdom
Slender alfonsino
Japan
Kinmedai
Fishing areas
