Species: Beryx decadactylus, Broad Alfonsino, Red Bream, Red Bream Alfonsino

Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829

Red Bream, Broad Alfonsino, Red Bream Alfonsino

Body oval, compressed, greatest depth 44-50% of SL; head large; eye very large, (14.4-17.2% SL), much wider than snout length; top of head with large sensory canals covered by thin skin, separated by thin ridges; 4 pairs of spines on head (over eye, front and side of snout, lower cheek); mouth large, oblique, not reaching under rear edge of eye, top jaw expanded at rear; teeth small, simple; preopercle edge without spines; 1 dorsal fin, III-V (front low), 16-20, front 3 soft rays may form a long filament in some individuals; anal fin III-IV, 25-30, its origin under middle of dorsal fin base; pelvic I, 9-10, rays may form a long filament in some individuals. tail fin deeply forked; scales spiny; cheeks and opercle covered by scales; lateral line 61-73 pored scales, the last few on the tail fin.

Head and body bright red above, silvery to yellowish silver below; fins bright red.

Reaches 82 cm; at least 8.9 kg.

Bottom and near bottom on the continental shelf and slope.

Depth range: 150-1000 m.

Worldwide in subtropical and warm temperate areas, except the E Pacific and Mediterranean; NE US to northern S America.