Grammicolepis is a monotypic genus of tinselfish, family Grammicolepididae.[2] The only species is Grammicolepis brachiusculus, the thorny tinselfish[3][4] or deepscale dory.[4] 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).[1][3] It is known from many areas off Australia and occasionally caught as by-catch.[4] Records from northwest Europe include one specimen caught off Scotland in 2004 and one off County Kerry, Ireland in 2010.[5]
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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
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| Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
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Description
editThis species grows to a length of 64 centimetres (25 in) TL.[3][4] It is a silvery fish with a highly compressed deep body that is covered in vertically-elongated scales.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Grammicolepis brachiusculus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ a b c d e 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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