Grammicolepis brachiusculus

Grammicolepis brachiusculus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Grammicolepididae
Genus: Grammicolepis
Poey, 1873
Species: G. brachiusculus
Binomial name
Grammicolepis brachiusculus
Poey, 1873

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.

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