Description

Also known as Oreo Dory, Tinselfish.

Found in deep oceanic waters, on the continental slope, of all three major oceans.
Length - 15cm
Depth - 90-900m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Western Pacific

A small family of deep sea fishes called tinselfishes because of their diamond shaped compressed bodies with their glinting silvery colour. Ref: Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Spotted Tinselfish, Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 Jan 2016, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1493