Berycidae

/bəˈrɪsɪdi/ noun

A family of marine fish that includes the alfonsino, splendid alfonsino, and other deep-sea species with distinctive features like spiny fins and large eyes.

Scientific Latin family name derived from Greek 'beryx,' an ancient name for a type of fish, with the Latinized family suffix '-idae'.

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