Berycidae

Centroberyx affinis

The mucus heads ( Berycidae ) are in all oceans, at depths of 200 to 600 meters, living bony fish. You probably missing in the eastern Pacific. The 50 inches long expectant Nordic mucus head ( Beryx decadactylus ) wanders sometimes in the North Sea.

The big-eyed animals, as many fish deeper waters, of a reddish color. Its maximum length is depending on the type 20 centimeters to one meter. The head, especially the young fish is thorny.

Fins formula: Dorsal IV-VII/12-20, Anal IV/12-17 ( Centroberyx ) IV/25-30 ( Beryx ) Ventral I/7-13 The hard rays of the dorsal fin are from the first to the last ever higher.

System

There are ten ways:

  • Family Berycidae ( mucus heads) Genus Beryx Cuvier 1829 Northern mucus head ( Beryx decadactylus ) Cuvier, 1829
  • Slippery mucus head ( Beryx mollis ) Abe, 1959
  • Shiny mucus head ( Beryx splendens ) Lowe, 1834
  • Centroberyx affinis ( Günther, 1859)
  • Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987
  • Centroberyx druzhinini ( Busakhin, 1981)
  • Centroberyx gerrardi ( Günther, 1887)
  • Centroberyx lineatus ( Cuvier, 1829)
  • Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985
  • Centroberyx spinosus ( Gilchrist, 1903)
Taxonomic rank#All ranks Acanthomorpha Richard Thomas Lowe Fish fin FishBase
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