- Centroberyx
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Centroberyx Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Beryciformes Family: Berycidae Genus: Centroberyx
Gill, 1862Species 7, see text
Centroberyx, often referred to as nannygais, is genus of ray-finned fishes found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, with the greatest species richness off southern Australia. They are reddish in colour and somewhat resemble the related soldierfish. Depending on species, they have a maximum length of 20 to 66 centimetres (7.9 to 26 in). They are found at depths of 10 to 500 metres (33 to 1,600 ft). Members of this genus are also known from fossils from the Cretaceous.[1]
Species
The following extant species are in the genus Centroberyx:[2]
- Redfish, Centroberyx affinis (Günther, 1859).
- Yelloweye nannygai, Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987.
- Centroberyx druzhinini (Busakhin, 1981).
- Bight redfish, Centroberyx gerrardi (Günther, 1887).
- Swallow-tail, Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, 1829).
- Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985.
- Short alfonsino Centroberyx spinosus (Gilchrist, 1903).
References
- ^ Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 219)
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). Species of Centroberyx in FishBase. December 2009 version.
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