Redfish, Centroberyx affinis (Günther 1859)

Other Names: Eastern Nannygai, Golden Snapper, King Snapper, Koarea, Nannygai, Red Snapper, Red Squirrel-fish

A Redfish, Centroberyx affinis, at the Poor Knights Marine Reserve, northern New Zealand. Source: Andrew J. Green / Reef life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

Summary:

A deep orange-red to silvery-blue redfish, darker above than below, with a pale red central spot and a golden margin on the scales, and pale red spots, forming narrow horizontal lines or stripes along the sides. The head and eye are red, the pectoral fin is translucent with a pinkish-yellow base, and the other fins are orange to red.

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Gomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. 2017, Centroberyx affinis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 27 Sep 2020, http://136.154.202.208/home/species/3742

Redfish, Centroberyx affinis (Günther 1859)

More Info

Distribution	Known from off Fraser Island, QLD, to Central Bass Strait, Victoria; also off Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Found elsewhere in the south-west Pacific (New Zealand and New Caledonia).
Species Citation	Beryx affinis Günther 1859, Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum 1: 13. Type locality: coasts of Australia.
Author	Gomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. 2017
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Redfish, Centroberyx affinis (Günther 1859)

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