Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 27 - 29. Body silvery, with round black spots; anterior pelvic rays and end of caudal fin black (Ref. 4255). First dorsal spine minute, 2nd the longest; 1st anal spine markedly long, subequal to orbit (Ref. 13608). Gill rakers rudimentary.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Zeiformes

Family: Grammicolepididae

Genus: Xenolepidichthys

Species: Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist, 1922

Climate Zone

Biology

Found on the continental slope. Benthic species (Ref. 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless