Grammicolepis

Grammicolepis is a monotypic genus of tinselfish, family Grammicolepididae.^[2] The only species is Grammicolepis brachiusculus, the thorny tinselfish^[3][4] or deepscale dory.^[4] It is found in deep oceanic waters at depths from 250 to 1,026 metres (820 to 3,366 ft), but usually between 500 and 700 m (1,600 and 2,300 ft).^[1][3] It is known from many areas off Australia and occasionally caught as by-catch.^[4] Records from northwest Europe include one specimen caught off Scotland in 2004 and one off County Kerry, Ireland in 2010.^[5]

Grammicolepis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Zeiformes
Family:	Grammicolepididae
Subfamily:	Grammicolepidinae
Genus:	Grammicolepis Poey, 1873
Species:	G. brachiusculus
Binomial name
Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873

Description

This species grows to a length of 64 centimetres (25 in) TL.^[3][4] It is a silvery fish with a highly compressed deep body that is covered in vertically-elongated scales.^[4]