FAMILY Berycidae Lowe, 1839 - alphonsinos, nannygais [=Centroberycinae] Notes: Berycidae Lowe, 1839:76 [ref. 2829] (family) Beryx Centroberycinae Whitley, 1951a:62 [ref. 4711] (subfamily) Centroberyx GENUS Beryx Cuvier, 1829 - alphonsinos [=Beryx Cuvier [G.], 1829:151, Actinoberyx Roule [L.], 1923:1027, Urocentrus Düben [M. W. von], 1845:111] Notes: [ref. 995]. Masc. Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Cuvier 1829 published Mar. 1829, with two species that were not yet available but described in Cuvier & Valenciennes Apr. 1829. Type apparently designated first by Fowler 1911:173 [ref. 6398]. •Valid as Beryx Cuvier, 1829 -- (Nielsen 1973:337 [ref. 6885], Woods & Sonoda 1973:282 [ref. 6899], Scott 1981: 112 [ref. 5533], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:108 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:740 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:409 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:374 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:392 [ref. 22532], Kotlyar 1996:91 [ref. 23292], Paxton 1999:2219 [ref. 24788], Yoshino et al. 1999:77 [ref. 30798], Moore 2003:1190 [ref. 27002], Paxton et al. 2006:774 [ref. 28995], Yoshino & Kotlyar 2001:119 [ref. 29370], Roberts & Gomon 2008:416 [ref. 30641]). Current status: Valid as Beryx Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. (Actinoberyx) [ref. 3821]. Masc. Actinoberyx jugeati Roule, 1923. Type by monotypy. Also figured and described as new in Roule 1924:68 [ref. 21925]. •Synonym of Beryx Cuvier, 1829 -- (Nielsen 1973:337 [ref. 6885], Woods & Sonoda 1973:282 [ref. 6899], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:740 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:409 [ref. 5660], Kotlyar 1996:91 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Synonym of Beryx Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. (Urocentrus) [ref. 17421]. Masc. Urocentrus ruber Düben, 1845. Type by monotypy. This genus with Düben as author not found in current literature. Decription not translated, perhaps family Berycidae. •Synonym of Beryx Cuvier, 1829 Current status: Synonym of Beryx Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. Species Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - alphonsino [=Beryx decadactylus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829:222, Beryx borealis Düben [M. W. von] & Koren [J.], 1846:33, Pl. 2 (fig. 1), Beryx delphini Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833:454, Actinoberyx jugeati Roule [L.] 1923:1027, Beryx longipinnis Barnard [K. H.], 1925:504, Actinoberyx pozzi Nani [A.], 1958:135, Urocentrus ruber Düben [M. W. von], 1845:111] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Unknown locality. Current status: Valid as Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in subtropical through subboreal seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Seychelles, Mascarenes, New Caledonia, Hawaiian Islands), but not in eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (borealis) [Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar. for 1844; ref. 17420] Bergen, Norway. Current status: Synonym of Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. Habitat: marine. (delphini) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Indian Ocean, 32°S, 51°E (stomach content). Current status: Synonym of Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. Habitat: marine. (jugeati) [Comptes rendus des séances de la Société de Biologie et de ses filiales, Centre National de la Recherche. Paris Scientifique. v. 89; ref. 3821] Fish market in Halles Centralles de Paris, origin probably Gulf of Gascony near Morocco coast. Current status: Synonym of Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. Habitat: marine. (longipinnis) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 15 (no. 86) (art. 56); ref. 12730] Off Saldanha Bay and KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 200-300 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. Habitat: marine. (pozzi) Current status: Synonym of Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. (ruber) [Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens förhandlingar, Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien. v. 1 (1844); ref. 17421] Unknown locality. Current status: Synonym of Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829. Berycidae. Habitat: marine. Species Beryx mollis Abe, 1959 - Abe's alphonsino (author) [=Beryx mollis Abe [T.], 1959:157, Pls. 4-6] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 7 (nos 5-6); ref. 11971] Sagami Bay off Odawara City, Japan. Current status: Valid as Beryx mollis Abe, 1959. Berycidae. Distribution: Japan (Sagami Bay), South China Sea, New Caledonia, tropical western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. Species Beryx splendens Lowe, 1834 - splendid alphonsino [=Beryx splendens Lowe [R. T.], 1834:142] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833 (pt 1) (for 24 Dec.); ref. 2826] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Beryx splendens Lowe, 1834. Berycidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through cold temperate seas (including the Hawaiian Ridge); not in eastern North Pacific. Habitat: marine. GENUS Centroberyx Gill, 1862 - nannygias [=Centroberyx Gill [T. N.], 1862:238, Austroberyx McCulloch [A. R.], 1911:39, Trachichthodes Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1903:203] Notes: [ref. 1664]. Masc. Beryx lineatus Cuvier, 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched; two included species. •Valid as Centroberyx Gill, 1862 -- (Scott 1981:115 [ref. 5533], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:109 [ref. 6441], Liu & Shen 1985 [ref. 8144], Heemstra 1986:410 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:375 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:395 [ref. 22532], Kotlyar 1996:108 [ref. 23292], Paxton 1999:2220 [ref. 24788], Paxton et al. 2006:774 [ref. 28995], Roberts & Gomon 2008:415 [ref. 30641]). Current status: Valid as Centroberyx Gill, 1862. Berycidae. (Austroberyx) [ref. 2936]. Masc. Beryx affinis Günther, 1859. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Centroberyx Gill, 1862 – (Scott 1981:115 [ref. 5533], Kotlyar 1996:108 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Synonym of Centroberyx Gill, 1862. Berycidae. (Trachichthodes) [ref. 1645]. Masc. Trachichthodes spinosus Gilchrist, 1903. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Centroberyx Gill, 1862 -- (Scott 1981:115 [ref. 5533], Heemstra 1986:410 [ref. 5660], Kotlyar 1996:108 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Synonym of Centroberyx Gill, 1862. Berycidae. Species Centroberyx affinis (Gunther, 1859) - redfish [=Beryx affinis Günther [A.], 1859:13] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Australia. Current status: Valid as Centroberyx affinis (Günther, 1859). Berycidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987 - yelloweye nannygai [=Centroberyx australis Shimizu [T.] & Hutchins [J. B.], 1987:89, Fig. 1] Notes: [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17729] Off Ocean Reef, Western Australia, 31°47'S, 115°20'E. Current status: Valid as Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987. Berycidae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Centroberyx druzhinini (Busakhin, 1981) - Busakhin's nannygai (author) [=Trachichthodes druzhinini Busakhin [S. V.], 1981:1729, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 60 (no. 11); ref. 8628] Saya-de-Malha Bank, southwestern Indian Ocean, 11°23.3'S, 61°28'E, depth 128-130 meters. Current status: Valid as Centroberyx druzhinini (Busakhin, 1981). Berycidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Saya-de-Malha Bank, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes); Western Pacific: Philippines and South China Sea north to Japan and Ogasawara islands; New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. Species Centroberyx gerrardi (Gunther, 1887) - Bight redfish [=Beryx gerrardi Günther [A.], 1887:238, Fig.] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 20 (no. 117) (art. 27); ref. 19281] Adelaide, South Australia. Current status: Valid as Centroberyx gerrardi (Günther, 1887). Berycidae. Distribution: Southern Australia and Norfolk ridge. Habitat: marine. Species Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - swallowtail [=Beryx lineatus Cuvier [G.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829:226, Pl. 60, Beryx muelleri Klunzinger [C. B.], 1879:255] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, 1829). Berycidae. Distribution: Australia, Norfolk ridge and Japan. Habitat: marine. (muelleri) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16 (no. 22); ref. 18913] King George Sound, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, 1829). Berycidae. Habitat: marine. Species Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985 - Taiwan nannygai (author) [=Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu [C.-H.] & Shen [S.-C.], 1985:1, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Journal of Taiwan Museum v. 38 (no. 2); ref. 8144] Chungchou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985. Berycidae. Distribution: Taiwan. Habitat: marine. Species Centroberyx spinosus (Gilchrist, 1903) - short alphonsino [=Trachichthodes spinosus Gilchrist [J. D. F.], 1903:204, Pl. 13 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Marine Investigations in South Africa. v. 2; ref. 1645] Cape Morgan on east coast, bearing N.W.1/4 West 6.5 miles, South Africa, depth 45 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Centroberyx spinosus (Gilchrist, 1903). Berycidae. Distribution: South Africa from Algoa Bay to Durban. Habitat: marine.