Today I have something different for you. The Alfonsino. A fish found in tropical oceans worldwide and is a culinary staple in many places across the world. In Japan, it is served in restaurants after fisherman have caught many and brought them in for payment. What I'm really impressed with though is the way these underwater creatures look. With their large eyes and red color(even the inside of their mouth is red!) it gives them a very distinct look. Interestingly, the color happens to be an adaption to their deepwater surroundings where red is filtered out of the light spectrum.
As you can see - these are fish that can get pretty big. They have a maximum length of 60 cm and are generally found in any temperate ocean with the exception of the Pacific. Strangely, a variation of the fish named the "Splendid Alfonsino" makes it's appearance in a variety of video games. The first being a diving game for the Wii called Endless Ocean. The second being a personal favorite of mine - Ultimate Angler for the 3DS. (I actually have a personal blog dedicated to the 3DS called "3DS Gaming". It'd be nice if you could go check that out while you're here)
Pictured: Denpamen 3(Top) and Endless Ocean(Bottom)
One last thing while you're here. If you ever find yourself in a Japanese sushi cuisine restaurant and want to order one of these fish - you would use the word kinmedai (金目鯛). Although personally I'd rather catch and release myself. Happy fishing!
