Spotted tinselfish

Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth266–579 m
Water temperature9–28 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and November
How commonOccasional

About this species

Xenolepidichthys is a monotypic genus of tinselfish, family Grammicolepididae. The only species is Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi, the spotted tinselfish. It is found in deep oceanic waters at depths from 128 to 885 metres, but usually between 200 and 400 m. This species grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) TL.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Xenolepidichthys”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 32 records
February: 21 records
March: 15 records
April: 39 records
May: 45 records
June: 37 records
July: 36 records
August: 29 records
September: 33 records
October: 34 records
November: 45 records
December: 33 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 266–579 m · Deepest record: 1,023 m

30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 2 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140+ m: 312 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–28 °C

8–10 °C: 4 records
10–12 °C: 14 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 7 records
16–18 °C: 29 records
18–20 °C: 39 records
20–22 °C: 122 records
22–24 °C: 42 records
24–26 °C: 81 records
26–28 °C: 74 records
28–30 °C: 30 records

Names and classification

English: Spotted tinselfish, spotted tinselfish, Tinselfish

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: Pez oropel manchado
Japanese: Hishimatodai, ヒシマトウダイ
Thai: ปลาแป้นเหลี่ยมทะเลลึก
Simplified Chinese: 幾內亞灣異菱的鯛, 異菱的鯛, 菱的鯛

Other scientific names: Grammicolepis squamilineatus, Xenodermichthys dalgleishi, Xenolepichthys dalgleishi, Xenolepidichthis dalgleishi, Xenolepidichthys dagleishi

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
771 open-data records from 1908 to 2022.

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