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Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Grammicolepididae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Zeiformes

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Genus
  
Xenolepidichthys Gilchrist, 1922

Similar
  
Tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus, Zeiformes, Cyttopsis, Cyttopsis rosea

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi, the spotted tinselfish, is a species of tinselfish found in deep oceanic waters at depths of from 128 to 885 metres (420 to 2,904 ft). This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Wikipedia