thorny tinselfish
Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Grammicolepis is a monotypic genus of tinselfish, family Grammicolepididae. The only species is Grammicolepis brachiusculus, the thorny tinselfish or deepscale dory. It is found in deep oceanic waters at depths from 250 to 1,026 metres (820 to 3,366 ft), but usually between 500 and 700 m (1,600 and 2,300 ft). It is known from many areas off Australia and occasionally caught as by-catch. Records from northwest Europe include one specimen caught off Scotland in 2004 and one off County Kerry, Ireland in 2010.
Wikipedia contributors, Grammicolepis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:49:55.550186+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
- Name authority
- Poey, 1873
- Common name
- thorny tinselfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Zeiformes
- Family
- Grammicolepididae
- Genus
- Grammicolepis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderZeiformes
- familyGrammicolepididae Poey, 1873
- subfamilyGrammicolepidinae Poey, 1873
- genusGrammicolepis Poey, 1873
- speciesGrammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Daramattus americanus (Nichols & Firth, 1939) (Nichols & Firth, 1939) | synonym |
| Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968 Smith, 1968 | synonym |
| Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921 Jordan, 1921 | synonym |
| Grammocolepis brachiosculus Poey, 1873 Poey, 1873 | synonym |
| Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960 Smith, 1960 | synonym |
| Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939 Nichols & Firth, 1939 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Poey, F. (1873). Grammicolepis brachiusculus tipo de una nueva familia en la clase de los peces. Anales de La Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid, v. 2 : 403–406 [1–4], Pl. 12. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3H66W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.