Oder Beryciformes Family Berycidae(Alfonsinos) Splendid alfonsino Beryx splendens(Lowe, 1834). Max length/70.0 cm TL, common length : 40.0 cm TL. Max. published weight: 4.0 kg Max. reported age: 23 years Korean name/bit-geum-nun-dom(빛금눈돔) Japanese name/ キンメダイ(Kinmedai; 킨메다이) Chinese name/紅金眼鯛 홍금안조 Australia, UK, South Africa/Slender alfonsino D/spine 4 soft ray13~15. A/spine 4 soft ray 26~30. P1/16~18. P2/spine 1, soft ray 9, Lateral line scale/65~73
Distribution; Circumglobal in temperate and subtropical seas, excluding the northeast Pacific and Mediterranean Sea. Western Atlantic/Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic/off southwestern Europe and the Canary Islands to South Africa. Indo-Pacific/East Africa(including Saya de Malha Bank) to Japan, Taiwan, Southern China, Maldives, Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific/Chile. ※ The rare distribution in the western Pacific is probably due to the fact that deep-sea fishing is not prevalent below 200 m in depth. (Refer to the distribution map). General; An easy way to distinguish between “Alfonsino” and “Splendid alfonsino” is the size of their body depth. The Alfonsino has higher body depth than the Splendid alfonsino, which is why in some countries the Splendid alfonsino is called as “Slender alfonsino”. The body of Splendid alfonsino is slightly taller and side flattened, oblong in shape. The standard body length is 2.5-2.9 times the body height. The head is large, laterally flat. The snout is blunt and short. Posterior nostrils elongated. Eyes rather large; lacrimal bones with short spines pointing backwards. Mouth large and obliquely cleft, rear end of maxilla reaches less than posterior edge of eyes, lower jaw slightly protruding; upper and lower jaws, hoe bone and palatine bone all have villiform teeth. The body is covered with round scales; the number of lateral line scales is 65-73. Dorsal fin single, unnotched, anal fin originating from the back of dorsal fin base. caudal fin deeply forked, upper and lower leaf margins pointed shape. The body is uniformly orange-red to red. Marine, benthopelagic, depth range 25-1300 m, usually 400-600 m. Subtropical; 45°N - 43°S, 180°W - 180°E
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