Alfonsino

It has come to be more appreciated due to its rarity as gastronomic excellency. The alfonsino lives in great depths, having therefore big telescopic eyes and an impressive red skin. The meat is white and combines a well-balanced percentage of fat with a soft texture and elegant flavour. Being a slow growth and reduced reproducibility species, the big exemplars (above 2 kg) are rare and because of that very appreciated. This fish can be caught in Sagres, Sesimbra, Peniche and Azores, mostly fished by Long Line Fishing.