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The splendid alfonsino, Beryx splendens, is a deep-water fish in the family Berycidae with a distribution that spans tropical and temperate oceans. It is commonly associated with seamounts and other steep underwater relief, where it can occur at roughly 200 to 800 metres depth. Its red coloration an...
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Seamount aggregations and fishery relevance are notable, though public awareness is limited.
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Alfonsino is the common name for Beryx decadactylus, a reddish deep-water fish in the family Berycidae. It inhabits tropical and subtropical marine waters and is found in parts of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, where it occupies deep offshore environments rather than shallow coastal water. The speci...
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Commercial deep-water species with attractive form, but limited standout consensus.
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