Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yelloweye nannygai or yelloweye redfish (Centroberyx australis) is a member of the family Berycidae. It is native to the coast of southern Australia where it lives on the continental shelf at depths between 80 and 300 m (260 and 980 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 51.0 cm (20.1 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Yelloweye nannygai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:32.954286+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Centroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987
- Name authority
- Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beryciformes
- Family
- Berycidae
- Genus
- Centroberyx
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeryciformes
- suborderBerycoidei
- familyBerycidae Lowe, 1839
- genusCentroberyx Gill, 1862
- speciesCentroberyx australis Shimizu & Hutchins, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Centroberyx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Centroberyx rubricaudus Liu & Shen, 1985 | BerycidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, 1829) | BerycidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Shimizu, T., & Hutchins, J. B. (1987). New Australian fishes. Part 21. A new species of Centroberyx (Berycidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 48 (no. 1): 89–90. https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1987.48.21 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:S9G8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.