Scientific Name
Glossanodon pygmaeus

Common Name
Pygmy argentine

Biology
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).

Classification

Classified By

Cohen, 1958

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Argentines or herring smelts (Argentinidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: South Carolina to southern Florida, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and off Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and northern Brazil.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

92 m

Depth To - meters

458 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 92 - 458 m (Ref. 37473), usually 183 - 366 m (Ref. 37473)

Trophic Level

3 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.

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

11.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)