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Marine Species: Argentina silus
(Ascanius, 1775)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Argentinidae |
| Genus: | Argentina |
| Species: | Argentina silus |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Greater argentine |
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| Description: | Silver fish with small mouth and big eyes. The body is lean to robust. The dorsal fin originates above the tip of the pectoral fin. The swim-bladder is silver. It has six branchiostegal rays. It feeds on planktonic invertebrates including amphipods, chaetognaths, squids and ctenophores, and also small fish. |
| Habitat: | Bathydemersal, inhabiting depths between 140 and 1440 meters. |
| Color: | Silver. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 70 centimeters. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic |
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