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Species · accepted · checked 2026-08-05

Beryx splendens

Splendid alfonsino

WoRMS 126395ITIS 166156key worms:126395
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2026-08-05: itis_id 166156 via WoRMS external link

Silhouette · Erika Schumacher · CC BY-NC 3.0 · PhyloPic, drawn from Beryx splendens
Splendid alfonsino70 cm
bongo net ring71 cm

max · worms_attribute

Photograph of Beryx splendens
Photo · NOAA Photo Library, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · Public domain · inat

The splendid alfonsino is an alfonsino of the genus Beryx, found around the world at depths between 25 and 1,250 metres, usually between 400 and 600 metres. Although its most common size is 40 centimetres (16 in), it can reach lengths of up to 70 centimetres (28 in).W CalCOFI holds 1 observations of it in 1 dataset between 2002 and 2002, as larva.R

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observations
1
records
1
sampling events
2002
years
1
datasets
larva
life stages

Observed in
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One row per dataset, one cell per year, darker with more observations — the same strip the front door draws per dataset. Each row ends with the name that dataset uses (dataset_taxon); the accepted name is written once, in the title above. A quiet pill marks a name the authority does not accept.

  • Ichthyoplankton 1 obs · 1 events · 2002 · larva
    name used: Beryx splendens Splendid alfonsino · code 1420

How big is it
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Every mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Ways in
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Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.

Explorerdb-query
ERDDAPCalCOFI's own server, the Ichthyoplankton table constrained to this taxon
https://erddap.calcofi.io/erddap/tabledap/swfsc_ichthyo.html?&taxon_key=%22worms:126395%22