Tinselfish
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| Scientific name | Grammicolepididae |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Zeiformes |
| Rank | Family |
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| ID | 2939384 |
About Tinselfish
The Grammicolepididae are a small family of deep-sea fishes, called tinselfishes due to their silvery color. They are related to the dories, and have similar deeply compressed bodies. The largest species, the thorny tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus, grows up to 64 cm long.