Eastern nannygai

Eastern nannygai
Eastern Nannygai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Berycidae
Genus: Centroberyx
Species: C. affinis
Binomial name
Centroberyx affinis
(Günther, 1859)

The eastern nannygai, redfish, bight redfish, red snapper, golden snapper or koarea, Centroberyx affinis, is an alfonsino of the genus Centroberyx, found around Australia and New Zealand at depths up to 400 metres. Their length is between 30 and 40 centimetres.

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