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Argentina striata Goode & Bean, 1896 Striated argentine |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts) | |||
| Max. size: | 24 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Florida, USA and around Gulf of Mexico; along coasts of Central America and South America to Brazil, and Uruguay (Ref. 47377). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Scales lacks tiny spines. Swim bladder not silvery (Ref. 7251). Six gill rakers on lower arm of first gill arch (Ref. 37473). | |||
| Biology: | Found on soft bottoms. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||