WoRMS taxon details
Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873
127420 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127420)
accepted
Species
Daramattus americanus (Nichols & Firth, 1939) · unaccepted
Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960 · unaccepted
Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968 · unaccepted
Grammocolepis brachiosculus Poey, 1873 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Poey, F. (1873). Grammicolepis brachiusculus tipo de una nueva familia en la clase de los peces. <em>Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid.</em> v. 2 : 403-406 [1-4], Pl. 12. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to off Suriname
Distribution Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to off Suriname [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127420 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Poey, F. (1873). Grammicolepis brachiusculus tipo de una nueva familia en la clase de los peces. <em>Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid.</em> v. 2 : 403-406 [1-4], Pl. 12. [details]
original description (of Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939) Nichols, J. T.; Firth, F. E. (1939). Rare fishes off the Atlantic coast, including a new grammicolepid. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> v. 52: 85-88. [details]
original description (of Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960) Smith, J. L. B. (1960). A new grammicolepid fish from South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13).</em> v. 3 (no. 28): 231-235, Pls. 3-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936008650918 [details]
original description (of Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968) Smith, J. L. B. (1968). New and interesting fishes from deepish water off Durban, Natal and southern Mozambique. <em>Investigational Report. Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban.</em> No. 19: 1-30, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921) Jordan, D. S. (1921). Description of deep-sea fishes from the coast of Hawaii, killed by a lava flow from Mauna Loa. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 59 (no. 2392): 643-656., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.59-2392.643 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939) Nichols, J. T.; Firth, F. E. (1939). Rare fishes off the Atlantic coast, including a new grammicolepid. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> v. 52: 85-88. [details]
original description (of Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960) Smith, J. L. B. (1960). A new grammicolepid fish from South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13).</em> v. 3 (no. 28): 231-235, Pls. 3-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936008650918 [details]
original description (of Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968) Smith, J. L. B. (1968). New and interesting fishes from deepish water off Durban, Natal and southern Mozambique. <em>Investigational Report. Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban.</em> No. 19: 1-30, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921) Jordan, D. S. (1921). Description of deep-sea fishes from the coast of Hawaii, killed by a lava flow from Mauna Loa. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 59 (no. 2392): 643-656., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.59-2392.643 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Roper, C. F. E.; Gibbs, Jr., R. H.; Aron, W. (1970). Ocean Acre: An Interim Report. Report to the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to off Suriname [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found in deep midwater or near bottom. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | thorny tinselfish | [details] |
| French | palissade à épines plates | [details] |
| Japanese | オオヒシマトウダイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Daramattus americanus (Nichols & Firth, 1939))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grammicolepis brachiusculus)
To FishBase (from synonym Daramattus americanus (Nichols & Firth, 1939))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968)
To FishBase (from synonym Grammocolepis brachiosculus Poey, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Grammicolelpis brachiusculus USNM 227936 photograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Daramattus americanus (Nichols & Firth, 1939))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Grammicolepis brachiusculus)
To FishBase (from synonym Daramattus americanus (Nichols & Firth, 1939))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Xenolepidichthys americanus Nichols & Firth, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Daramattus armatus Smith, 1960)
To FishBase (from synonym Daramattus barnardi Smith, 1968)
To FishBase (from synonym Grammocolepis brachiosculus Poey, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Vesposus egregius Jordan, 1921)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Grammicolelpis brachiusculus USNM 227936 photograph)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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