Alfonsino: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the alfonsino lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Beryx decadactylus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Beryciformes
Family	Berycidae

Where does the alfonsino live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the alfonsino in 12 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the alfonsino endangered?

The alfonsino’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the alfonsino?

The alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Beryciformes and the family Berycidae, genus Beryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the alfonsino

The alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus), also known as the alfonsin, longfinned beryx, red bream, or imperador, is a species of deepwater berycid fish of the order Beryciformes. It can be found in temperate and subtropical ocean waters nearly worldwide, though it is uncommon. It is typically associated with deep-sea corals, and schools are known to form over seamounts. Adults are demersal and search for prey along the ocean floor, primarily fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Like other members of its family, it is remarkably long-lived, with individuals reaching ages of up to 69 years, and possibly longer. It can reach sizes of up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) in weight and is targeted by commercial fisheries. Its low reproductive rate and the time it takes for juveniles to mature make it vulnerable to expanding deep-sea fisheries, but it is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to its extensive range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alfonsino (revision 1362638778), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q182807 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).