Scientific Name	Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Gilchrist, 1922	Depth	200 - 885M
Chinese	異菱的鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	線菱鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F287　Grammicolepididae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	幾內亞灣異菱的鯛
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	菱的鯛
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Off South Africa, 29°57'S, 31°14'E; 29°43'S, 31°22'E; 29°48'S, 31°22'E, depth 70-226 fathoms
Synonyms	Grammicolepis brachiusculus, Grammicolepis squamilineatus, Xenodermichthys dalgleishi, Xenolepichthys dalgleishi, Xenolepidichthis dalgleishi, Xenolepidichthys dagleishi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2004)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0066347. FRIP01206. NMMSTP00904. NTUM05381.
Common Name	Spotted tinselfish; Tinselfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body deep, diamond-shaped, and strongly compressed, its depth much greater than head length; dorsal contour of head above eye concave. Mouth small; maxilla ridged, bound to ascending processes of premaxillae, loosely connected to palatines; jaws with 1 or 2 rows of small, slender teeth. Gill rakers rudimentary. Sides of Body, bases of dorsal and anal fins without small spiny bony plates in juveniles or adults. Dorsal fin with VI to VI slender spines and 28 to 31 unbranched soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 27 to 29 unbranched soft rays; first dorsal spine minute, 2nd the longest; 1st anal spine markedly long, subequal to orbit; caudal fin slightly forked; pelvic fins with I spine and 6 branched soft rays. Body silvery, with round black spots; anterior pelvic rays and end of caudal fin black.
habitats	Found in deep water. Apparently rare, no information available on biology.
Distribution	Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, off Senegal, and off South Africa; reported from Namibia. Western Atlantic: Virginia, USA to northern South America. Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines, New Caledonia, between Fiji and Tonga Islands, Australia, New Zeala
Utility	No commercial value.