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spotted tinselfish (Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi)
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Grammicolepididae

spotted tinselfish

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi

Grammicolepidid Fish of New Zealand Waters

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium

spotted tinselfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 17.5 cm.

Order
Dories
Maximum length
17.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, off Senegal, and off South Africa; reported from Namibia (Ref. 4255 ). Western Atlantic: Virginia, USA to northern South America (Ref. 7251 ). Also found in Brazil (Ref. 47377 ). Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines, New Caledonia, between Fiji and Tonga Islands, Australia (Ref. 7300 ), New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Indian Ocean (Ref. 47377 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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