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Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi

Spotted Tinselfish
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Zeiformes (Dories) Grammicolepidae (Diamond Dories) Xenolepidichthys Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi (Spotted Tinselfish)

Description

This species account was compiled from Composite (multiple sources) (McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. University of Texas Press, Austin.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Deep bodied and compressed, with a very small terminal mouth and relatively short dorsal and anal fins. Gill rakers are rudimentary. Head length is 27% to 34.5% and body depth is 83.8% to 125% of SL. Pectoral fin has 14 or 15 rays, dorsal fin has five spines and 27 to 30 rays, and anal fin has two free spines (first is very long) and 27 to 29 rays. Prejuveniles and adults have 29 spiny scutes at base of dorsal fin rays and 26 or 27 spiny scutes at base of anal fin rays. Vertebrae number 36 to 37.
Color is silvery, with round black spots on body.

Distribution

In the western Atlantic it occurs from Virginia to northern South America, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Habitat Associations

Tropical to sub-tropical latitudes on or near the bottom between 660 and 880 m.

Biology

Maximum known size is 150 mm TL.
Found on the continental slope. Benthic species (Ref. 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-01-31.

Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes

Distinguished from the other species of the family by the combination of characters described.

Commercial or Environmental Importance

Fisheries: of no interest.

References

Parr 1933 (as Grammicolepis squamilineatus)
Myers 1937
Uyeno et al. 1983
Karrer and Heemstra 1986
C. R. Robins et al. 1986
Boschung 1992
Karrer, C. and P.C. Heemstra (1986) Grammicolepididae. p. 440-441. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Karrer, C. (1990) Grammicolepididae. p. 634-636. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) (1983) Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p.
Haimovici, M. and G. Velasco (2000) Length-weight relationships of marine fishes from southern Brazil. Naga, ICLARM Q. 23(1):19-23.
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.

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