Tinselfish

The Tinselfish lives in the benthopelagic, marine, depth range 128 - 885 m , usually 200 - 400 m environment.

ANIMAL SPECIES:Thorny Tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873 - Add comment Add tags The Thorny Tinselfish has a deep, compressed body that is covered with vertically elongated scales. More

Thorny tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus, filmed by the NOAA Ocean Explorer at Northampton Seamounts, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Laysan, Hawaii. More

Tinselfish is not the name of a drag queen! (Although I can picture a performer with a name like Holly Tinselfish.) Then it's like a thorny tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus)? Not this time. More

TINSELFISH (Grammicolepis brachiusculus): Sculling along in triggerfish-fashion, the Tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus) hovers as brown dead Lophelia coral is collected, along with a pencil urchin (Cidaris rugosa) and patches of blue desmacollid sponge. More

Tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus) It appears that you don't have JavaScript turned on in your browser. You can view the video by clicking the available versions to the right in the Details section. More

A tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus) turns to inspect the RCV-150 ROV at Northampton Seamounts. More

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The behavior of the tinselfish is poorly known, as this species is rarely observed in shallow water. FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET There is no information. Probably feeds on zooplankton and small benthic invertebrates. More

The Tinselfish (Family Grammicolepididae) has a strange body and even stranger face. This rather flat fish seemed curious about us, hanging out in front of the submarine for quite some time. The highly-reflective scales are surely where it gets its name. More

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Common names

Hishi-matôdai in Japanese (日本語)
Klatergoudvis in Afrikaans
Oreo dory in English
spotted tinselfish in English
Tinselfish in English
异菱的鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
異菱的鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
菱的鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
菱的鲷 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Zeiformes
Family : Grammicolepididae
Genus : Xenolepidichthys
Species : Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi
Authority : Gilchrist, 1922