Centroberyx spinosus

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

Centroberyx spinoffs, the short alfonsino, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is found from the Storms River to off the coast of Durban, South Africa.[2] Its head and body are reddish and it grows to 20 centimetres (7.9 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ World Register of Marine Species
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Centroberyx spinosus". FishBase. December 2016 version.
  3. ^ 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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