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Centroberyx
Sign in to saveCentroberyx, often referred to as nannygais, is a genus of ray-finned fishes found. It is found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, with its greatest species richness off southern Australia. They are reddish in colour and somewhat resemble the related soldierfish. Depending on species, they may have a maximum length of . They are found at depths of . Members of this genus are also known from fossils from the Cretaceous.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBeryciformes
- FamilyBerycidae
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- Specimen records
- 53
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- 3
- Family
- Berycidae
- Collections
- NMV, NRM, ANSP, MNHN, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Madagascar, Vanuatu
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Centroberyx, often referred to as nannygais, is a genus of ray-finned fishes found. It is found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, with its greatest species richness off southern Australia. They are reddish in colour and somewhat resemble the related soldierfish. Depending on species, they may have a maximum length of . They are found at depths of . Members of this genus are also known from fossils from the Cretaceous.
==Species== There are currently seven recognized extant species in this genus: Centroberyx affinis (Günther, 1859) (Redfish) Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987 (Yelloweye nannygai) Centroberyx druzhinini (Busakhin, 1981) Centroberyx gerrardi (Günther, 1887) (Bight redfish) Centroberyx lineatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Swallow-tail) Centroberyx rubricaudus Chen-Hsiang Liu & S. C. Shen, 1985 Centroberyx spinosus (Gilchrist, 1903) (Short alfonsino)
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