| Family: |
Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts) |
| Max. size: |
11.25 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 92 - 458 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: South Carolina to southern Florida, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and off Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and northern Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Slender body. Swim bladder lacking silvery pigment. Light tan ground color in alcohol (Ref. 37473). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits muddy, sand and gravel bottom (Ref. 37473). Sexual maturity reached around 8 cm SL, with female of 7.72 cm SL with ripe eggs and male of 8.66 cm SL with well-developed testes (Ref. 84005). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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