Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Grammicolepididae Grammicolepidids

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Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
Photo by JAMARC
 
Grammicolepis brachiusculus
[Thorny tinselfish]
Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Western Central Pacific

Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Fowler, 1934
Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
 
Macrurocyttus acanthopodus
[Dwarf dory]
Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist, 1922
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi
[Spotted tinselfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Grammicolepis brachiusculus Thorny tinselfish Eastern Atlantic 64 TL 1873
Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Dwarf dory Western Central Pacific 1934
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Spotted tinselfish Eastern Atlantic 17.5 TL 1922



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