| Grammicolepis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Grammicolepididae |
| Subfamily: | Grammicolepidinae |
| Genus: | Grammicolepis Poey, 1873 |
| Species: | G. brachiusculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873 | |
Grammicolepis is a monotypic genus of tinselfish, family Grammicolepididae. The only species is Grammicolepis brachiusculus, the thorny tinselfish or deepscale dory. It is found in deep oceanic waters at depths from 250 to 1,026 metres (820 to 3,366 ft), but usually between 500 and 700 m (1,600 and 2,300 ft). It is known from many areas off Australia and occasionally caught as by-catch. Records from northwest Europe include one specimen caught off Scotland in 2004 and one off County Kerry, Ireland in 2010.
Description
This species grows to a length of 64 centimetres (25 in) TL. It is a silvery fish with a highly compressed deep body that is covered in vertically-elongated scales.
References
- ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Grammicolepis brachiusculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18257696A21942617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18257696A21942617.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Grammicolepis". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Grammicolepis brachiusculus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2022). "Thorny Tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey 1873". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- Lorna Siggins (23 December 2010). "First recorded Tinsel fish makes timely visit to Irish waters". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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| Grammicolepis | |
| Grammicolepis brachiusculus |
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