Beryx mollis
- Usual depth408–793 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
About this species
Beryx mollis is a member of the family Berycidae. It can be found in the Northwest Pacific near Japan and in the western Indian Ocean where it live at depths between 100 and 500 m. It can reach sizes of up to 30.0 cm (11.8 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Beryx mollis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 408–793 m · Deepest record: 793 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Fusenkimme, フウセンキンメ
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅大目仔, 紅魚, 軟體金眼鯛
Similar species
AlfonsinoBeryx decadactylus
Lowe's BeryxBeryx splendens
Eastern NannygaiCentroberyx affinis
Bight RedfishCentroberyx gerrardi
KingfishCentroberyx lineatus
- Yelloweyed Nannygai
Centroberyx australis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 60 open-data records from 1977 to 2003.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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