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Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775)

Greater argentine
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Norway country information

Common names: Gull-laks, Vassild
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Skagerrak to Finnmark (Ref. 40562).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://odin.dep.no/fid/eng/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B. and P. Dahlström, 1978
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

marino batipelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 55 - 1440 m (Ref. 117245), usually 55 - 550 m (Ref. 117245).   Deep-water; 80°N - 42°N, 71°W - 31°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze |
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