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Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Argentina: Latin, argentus = silver (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alice Holland was a former Secretary, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Systematics Laboratory, USNM. She was honoured for her “devoted” services to ichthyology. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Cohen & Atsaides.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 97 - 300 m (Ref. 9270), usually 100 - 160 m (Ref. 9270). Tropical; 13°N -
Eastern Pacific: Nicaragua to Peru.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9270)
Forms schools near the bottom (Ref. 9270). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 9270). Utilized as fishmeal (Ref. 9270). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Schneider, M., 1995. Argentinidae. Argentinas. p. 858-859. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9270)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.8 - 15.1, mean 14 °C (based on 30 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00163 - 0.00807), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).