| Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts) |
| 14.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 220 - 457 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: east coast of Florida to the Dry Tortugas, Bahama Banks, and off the northern coast of Cuba, the Antilles, and Central America. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11. Dark brown with black mid-dorsal stripe dorsally; light with large, dark chromatophores forming band midventrally from isthmus to vent (Ref. 37039). |
| Found over mud and mud-shell bottoms (Ref. 37039). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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