Thorny tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus)

Scientific name: Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873

Thorny tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus)

The Thorny tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus) is a marine fish of the family Grammicolepididae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays: 32-34; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 33 - 35. Body silvery in color; young with irregular black blotches on body, black spots on caudal fin, and 5 black bars on anal fin. Gill rakers rudimentary.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Grammicolepis brachiusculus
Family
Grammicolepididae (Grammicolepidids)
Order
Zeiformes (Dories)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
64.0
Depth range
400–1026 m (1312–3366 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 1026 m, usually 500 - 700 m
Climate
Deep-water
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 (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax > 10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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