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Berycidae
Family of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Berycidae is a small family of deep-sea fishes, related to the squirrelfishes. The family includes the alfonsinos and the nannygais.
Berycids are found in both temperate and tropical waters around the world, between 10 and 1,300 m (33 and 4,265 ft) in depth, though mainly greater than 100 m (330 ft). They are typically red in colour, and measure up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.[2] Distinguishing features include spiny scales and large eyes and mouths.[3]
The earliest fossils are of Centroberyx from the Paleocene, though potential earlier records are known from the Campanian.[4]
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