Beryx

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Berycimorphaceae
Ordo: Beryciformes
Subordo: Berycoidei

Familia: Berycidae
Genus: Beryx
Species: B. decadactylus – B. mollis – B. splendens
Name

Beryx Cuvier, 1829:151
Synonyms

Actinoberyx Roule, 1923
Urocentrus Düben, 1845

Type species: Beryx decadactylus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829, by subsequent designation by Fowler, 1911.

References

Cuvier, G. (1829) Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406.

Links

Beryx – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Beryx species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Beryx splendens

Beryx is a genus of alfonsinos found in deep oceanic waters. Two of its member species, B. decadactylus and B. splendens, are found across nearly the entire globe and are of some commercial importance.
Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

Beryx decadactylus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Alfonsino)
Beryx mollis T. Abe, 1959
Beryx splendens R. T. Lowe, 1834 (Splendid alfonsino)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Beryx in FishBase. December 2016 version.