Berycidae is a small family of deep-sea fishes, related to the

squirrelfish Holocentrinae is a subfamily of Holocentridae containing 40 recognized species and one proposed species. Its members are typically known as squirrelfish and all are nocturnal. All three genera in the subfamily are found in the Atlantic and ''Hol ...

es. The family includes the

alfonsino The alfonsino (''Beryx decadactylus''), also known as the alfonsin, longfinned beryx, red bream, or imperador, is a species of deepwater berycid fish of the order Beryciformes. It can be found in temperate and subtropical ocean waters nearly wo ...

s and the nannygais. Berycids are found in both temperate and tropical waters around the world, between in depth, though mainly greater than . They are typically red in colour, and measure up to in length. Distinguishing features include spiny scales and large eyes and mouths.

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Ray-finned fish families Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe {{Beryciformes-stub