''Xenolepidichthys'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

genus of

tinselfish The Grammicolepididae are a small family of deep-sea ray-finned fishes in the order Zeiformes. They are called tinselfishes due to their silvery color. They are found near the bottom on the continental slope in the tropical and temperate regions ...

, family Grammicolepididae. The only species is ''Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi'', the spotted tinselfish. It is found in deep oceanic waters at depths from , but usually between . This species grows to a length of TL.

References

Grammicolepididae Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 1922 Taxa named by John Dow Fisher Gilchrist Monotypic ray-finned fish genera {{Zeiformes-stub