| Argentina elongata | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Argentinidae |
| Genus: | Argentina |
| Species: | A. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Argentina elongata Hutton, 1879 |
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Argentina elongata is a herring smelt of the family Argentinidae, found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 100 and 600 m (55 and 330 fathoms). Its length is up to 25 cm.