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Argentina elongata Hutton, 1879

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Common names: Argentine, Silverside
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Widespread in offshore waters, especially on Campbell Plateau (Ref. 9258). Found in Chathams Island (Ref. 45493). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Taken as a bycatch of trawlers (Ref. 9258). Size too small for most permitted mesh sizes, specialist fishery unlikely to be developed (Ref. 9258).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Silverside, 长体水珍鱼, Argentine, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) > Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Argentina: Latin, argentus = silver (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 69 - 700 m (Ref. 58489).   Temperate; 28°S - 54°S

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