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Beryx Cuvier 1829 from Bḗrys (Βῆρυς), another of the ancient Greek names of unknown fishes that Cuvier repurposed for several new genera he proposed (e.g., Synodontis, Premnas), often without any obvious connections between the ancient and modern taxa

Beryx decadactylus Cuvier 1829 dekás (δεκάς), ten; dáktylos (δάκτυλος), finger, referring to 10 soft rays of the ventral fins

Beryx mollis Abe 1959 Latin for soft, referring to its “softer flesh” compared with both congeners

Beryx splendens Lowe 1834 Latin for bright, shining or splendid, presumably referring to its bright-red coloration

Centroberyx Gill 1862 centro-, from kéntron (κέντρον), any sharp point, allusion not explained, presumably referring to spines on any or all of the following: lower mandibular, inferior exposed surface of branchiostegals, operculum, and suboperculum; Beryx, type genus of family

Centroberyx affinis (Günther 1859) Latin for related, “closely allied” to C. lineatus

Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins 1987 Latin or southern, referring to its distribution in southern Australian waters

Centroberyx druzhinini (Busakhin 1981) in honor of “well-known” (translation) ichthyologist Anatoly Dmitrievich Druzhinin (1926–1979), All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)

Centroberyx gerrardi (Günther 1887) patronym not identified, probably in honor of Edward Gerrard (1810–1910), taxidermist, British Museum, where Günther worked

Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier 1829) Latin for lined, referring to reddish scale edges that form narrow horizontal lines along the sides

Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen 1985 rubrus (L.), red; caudus (L.), tail, referring to its red caudal fin

Centroberyx spinosus (Gilchrist 1903) Latin for thorny, presumably referring to spines on any or all of the following: lower mandibular, inferior exposed surface of branchiostegals, operculum, and suboperculum