Biology:Grammicolepis
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Grammicolepis is a monotypic genus of tinselfish, family Grammicolepididae.[1] The only species is Grammicolepis brachiusculus, the thorny tinselfish[2][3] or deepscale dory.[3] 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).[4][2] It is known from many areas off Australia and occasionally caught as by-catch.[3] Records from northwest Europe include one specimen caught off Scotland in 2004 and one off County Kerry, Ireland in 2010.[5]
Description
This species grows to a length of 64 centimetres (25 in) TL.[2][3] It is a silvery fish with a highly compressed deep body that is covered in vertically-elongated scales.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Grammicolepis in FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Grammicolepis brachiusculus" in FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Bray, D.J. (2022). "Thorny Tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey 1873". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3594.
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