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Alfonsino Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Beryx sp.
Family : Berycidae
Order : Beryciformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chrodata
Habitat : Marine,benthopelagic.
Description : Lateral line of Alfonsino extends to caudal fin. A fleshy disk is present on inner face of exposed area of the scales. In young fishes, the 2nd dorsal ray is elongated.
References:
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Maul, G.E., 1990. Berycidae. p. 626. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7413)
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Maul, G.E., 1990. Berycidae. p. 626. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7413)