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Greater argentine

Not to be confused with Greater Argentina.
Greater argentine
Argentina silus.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Argentiniformes
Family:
Argentinidae
Genus:
Argentina
Species:
A. silus
Binomial name
Argentina silus
(Ascanius, 1775)

The greater argentine (Argentina silus ; synonymous with Salmo silus), also known as the Atlantic argentine, great silver smelt, herring smelt or simply smelt, is a northern Atlantic herring smelt and can be found at depths from 140 to 1,440 metres (460 to 4,720 ft). This species reaches a length of 70.0 centimetres (27.6 in) SL. It is of commercial importance and it is used as seafood.

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Argentina silus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  • "Argentina silus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 21, 2006.


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