Centroberyx spinosus

Centroberyx spinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Berycidae
Genus: Centroberyx
Species: C. spinosus
Binomial name
Centroberyx spinosus
(Gilchrist, 1903) [1]

Centroberyx spinosus, commonly known as the short alfonsino, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is found from Storms River to Durban off the South African coast. Its head and body are reddish and it grows to 20 cm.[2]

References

  1. World Register of Marine Species
  2. Smith, Margaret M, and Heemstra, P. (eds) 2003. Smith's sea fishes. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown. Struik publishers, Cape Town. ISBN 1 86872 890 0
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