Argentina striata
| Argentina striata | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Argentinidae |
| Genus: | Argentina |
| Species: | A. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| Argentina striata Goode & Bean, 1896 | |
Argentina striata, the Striated argentine, is a species of herring smelt found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia in Canada to Uruguay where it occurs at depths of 100 to 600 metres (330 to 1,970 ft). This species grows to a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in).
References
- Gareth J. Nelson, Gill arches of some Teleostean fishes of the families Salangidae and Argentinidae, Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1970.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Argentina striata" in FishBase. February 2012 version.