They are related to the dories, and have similar deeply compressed bodies. The largest species, the thorny tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus, grows up to 64 cm long.

They are found in isolated areas of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, where they inhabit deep waters: they have been found down to about 1,000 m.

Species

• Genus Grammicolepis
• Thorny tinselfish, Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873.
• Genus Macrurocyttus
• Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Fowler, 1934.
• Genus Xenolepidichthys
• Spotted tinselfish, Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi Gilchrist, 1922.

References

• Thorny Tinselfish. Australian Museum Fish Site. Retrieved on 30 March., 2006.