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Spotted Tinselfish
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC. ( NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Spotted Tinselfish

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist, 1922

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSpotted Tinselfish
Dutch—
SpanishPez oropel manchado
Chinese几内亚湾异菱的鲷
Scientific nameXenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist, 1922

About this species

Xenolepidichthys is a monotypic genus of tinselfish, family Grammicolepididae. The only species is Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi, the spotted tinselfish. It is found in deep oceanic waters at depths from 128 to 885 metres (420 to 2,904 ft), but usually between 200 and 400 m (660 and 1,310 ft). This species grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) TL.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderZeiformes
FamilyGrammicolepididae
GenusXenolepidichthys