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Alfonsino
Beryx splendens
Eastern Nannygai
Centroberyx affinis
- Max size
- View in app
- Max weight
- View in app
- Max depth
- 450 m
- Found in
- 5 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- silveryellowred
- Body shape
- Standard, Compressed, Elongated
- Family
- Berycidae
The eastern nannygai (Centroberyx affinis), also known as the redfish, bight redfish, red snapper, golden snapper or koarea, is an alfonsino of the genus Centroberyx. It is found around Australia and New Zealand at depths between 10 and 450 metres (33 and 1,476 ft) on the continental shelf. It can reach lengths of up to 51.0 centimetres (20.1 in) SL. It forms schools near the sea floor over rocky reefs and mud at dawn and dusk, splitting up at night to feed on mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish. Its young live in estuaries and shallow coastal waters. Exploited commercially in New South Wales and South Australia, nannygai are considered to be excellent table fish.
Similar species
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Bight Redfish
Centroberyx gerrardi
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Swallowtail
Centroberyx lineatus
Yelloweye Redfish
Centroberyx australis
Questions
Is Eastern Nannygai dangerous?
Eastern Nannygai has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Eastern Nannygai?
Australia SouthNew ZealandAustralia EastAustraliaNew Caledonia
How deep does Eastern Nannygai live?
Eastern Nannygai can be found at depths of up to 450 meters.
