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Grammicolepididae
thorny tinselfish
Grammicolepis brachiusculus
Irregular black spots on juvenile
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Europe
- South America
- Deep-bodied
- Large
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
Largethorny tinselfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 64 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Dories
- Family
- Grammicolepididae
- Genus
- Grammicolepis
- Maximum length
- 64 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Spain to the Gulf of Guinea and southward to Durban, South Africa. Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to off Suriname. North Pacific: Japan and Hawaii.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
