Grammicolepis brachiusculus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Zeiformes
Family
Grammicolepididae
Genus
Grammicolepis
Species
Grammicolepis brachiusculus
Scientific Name
Grammicolepis brachiusculus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Grammicolepis brachiusculus

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.

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Grammicolepis brachiusculus in languages:

Czech
maloústka stříbřitá
English
Thorny Tinselfish
Japanese
オオヒシマトウダイ

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