Scientific Name
Argentina striata

Common Name
Striated argentine

Biology
Scales lacks tiny spines. Swim bladder not silvery (Ref. 7251). Six gill rakers on lower arm of first gill arch (Ref. 37473).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Argentines or herring smelts (Argentinidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Florida, USA and around Gulf of Mexico; along coasts of Central America and South America to Brazil, and Uruguay (Ref. 47377).

Range

48°N - 35°S, 56°W - 98°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 600 m (Ref. 57911), usually 100 - 200 m (Ref. 47377)

Trophic Level

Unknown

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

24.0 cm

Common Length

15.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

Unknown

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of potential interest

Vulnerability

Unknown

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated