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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