Eastern nannygai

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.[1]

Not to be confused with Australasian snapper.

Eastern nannygai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Berycidae
Genus: Centroberyx
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Centroberyx affinis
(Günther, 1859)

Exploited commercially in New South Wales and South Australia, nannygai are considered to be excellent table fish.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Centroberyx affinis" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
  • "Centroberyx affinis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5
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