Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
Thorny tinselfish
Grammicolepis brachiusculus
photo by JAMARC

 Family:  Grammicolepididae (Grammicolepidids), subfamily: Grammicolepidinae
 Max. size:  64 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 1026 m
 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.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-34; Anal spines: 2-2; 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 (Ref. 4255). Gill rakers rudimentary.
 Biology:  Found in deep midwater or near bottom (Ref. 6749); benthopelagic (Ref. 52595). Caught by bottom trawl, bottom lines and drift gill net (Ref. 87951).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Torres, Armi G. - 07.03.94
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 14.10.11
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 04.01.97

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