Slender argentine
| Slender argentine | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Microstomatidae |
| Genus: | Microstoma |
| Species: | M. microstoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Microstoma microstoma (A. Risso, 1810) | |
The slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma, is a species of pencil smelt, found around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. Its main food includes other fish, and its feces.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Microstoma microstoma" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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