Spotted Tinselfish, Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist 1922


A Spotted Tinselfish, Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi (length 75 mm SL), collected in July 2011 from the Caribbean Sea, depth 497-500m . Source: Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Division of Fishes. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:
An extremely compressed silver tinselfish with a tiny upturned mouth and vertically elongate scales. Juveniles have a number of irregular spots on the sides, and an extremely elongate spine in the dorsal and anal fins.

Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2018, Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1493

Spotted Tinselfish, Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist 1922

More Info


Distribution

NW of Perth to off Rowley Shoals, Western Australia, and ESE of Cape Tribulation, Queensland, to SE of Point Hicks, Victoria. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Atlantic and Indo-west Pacific oceans.

Fisheries

Of no interest to fisheries.

Conservation

  • EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
  • IUCN Red List : Not listed
  • Species Citation

    • Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist 1922, Report. Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa 2: 73, pl. 12(1). Type locality:  off Natal Coast, South Africa, 29°57'S, 31°14'E; 29°43'S, 31°22'E; 29°48'S, 31°22'E, depth 70-226 fathoms.

    Author

    Bray, D.J. 2018

    Resources

    Australian Faunal Directory

    Spotted Tinselfish, Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist 1922

    References


    Bray, D.J. & Roberts, C.D. 2015. 143 Family Grammicolepididae, pp. 1029-1032, in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152.

    Gilchrist, J.D.F. 1922. Special report No. 3. Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S.Pickle (Part 1). Report. Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa 2: 41-79 pls 7-12

    Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.

    Grande, T.C, Borden, W.C., Wilson, M.V.H. & Scarpitta, L. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships among fishes in the Order Zeiformes based on molecular and morphological data. Copeia 106(1):20-48. 2018 https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-17-594

    Heemstra, P.C. 1999. Families Parazenidae, Macrocyttidae, Zeidae, Grammicolepididae, Caproidae. pp. 2257-2261 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 2069-2790 pp.

    Tyler, J.C., O'Toole, B. & Winterbottom, R.W. 2003. Phylogeny of the genera and families of zeiform fishes, with comments on their relationships with tetraodontiforms and caproids. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 618: 1-110

    Quick Facts


    CAAB Code:37265003

    Depth:250-805 m

    Habitat:Benthopelagic

    Max Size:15 cmTL

    Species Image Gallery

    Species Maps

    CAAB distribution map