Grammicolepis brachiusculus, the thorny tinselfish, is a species of tinselfish found in deep oceanic waters at depths of from 300 to 1,026 metres (984 to 3,366 ft). This species grows to a length of 64 centimetres (25 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Grammicolepis brachiusculus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Zeiformes |
Family: | Grammicolepididae |
Subfamily: | Grammicolepidinae |
Genus: | Grammicolepis Poey, 1873 |
Species: | G. brachiusculus
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Binomial name | |
Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Grammicolepis brachiusculus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Grammicolepis brachiusculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18257696A21942617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18257696A21942617.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.