Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Grammicolepididae Grammicolepidids

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by JAMARC

Grammicolepis brachiusculus
[Thorny tinselfish]

Photo by American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Macrurocyttus acanthopodus
[Dwarf dory]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi
[Spotted tinselfish]

3 Species of Family Grammicolepididae
(Grammicolepidids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1873	Grammicolepis brachiusculus	Thorny tinselfish	Eastern Atlantic	64 TL
1934	Macrurocyttus acanthopodus	Dwarf dory	Western Central Pacific
1922	Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi	Spotted tinselfish	Eastern Atlantic	15 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Grammicolepididae Grammicolepidids(See list of species below)

Family: Grammicolepididae Grammicolepidids

(See list of species below)