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Photo Courtesy fishbase.org
This deep-water species was chosen for its unusual name, Thorny Tinselfish. They live in very deep water 400 – 1026 meters (1312 – 3366 feet) in waters off Spain to Durban, South Africa, Japan and Hawaii. They are of no interest to the fisheries industry, probably because they are so very deep down and also there isn’t much to them. They grow to a mere 25 inches!
These animals are predators and are found in deep mid water and near the bottom. They are silvery with irregular black blotches on their bodies. A very unusual animal, to be sure.
Snorkeling in Hawaii we would not be able to find these animals, but their body shape reminds me of a reef animal called mamo, or sergeant major. The waters are cooling down a little bit here in the sub-tropics, but the temperature is still in the mid 70s making it quite comfortable. I’m ready when you are!
