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Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Argentina: Latin, argentus = silver (Ref. 45335); georgei: Named for George Clipper who provided efficient assistance to the authors of this species (Ref. 40914).
Eponymy: George E Clipper was a technician in charge of x-raying fishes and reading the resultant radiographs at Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Systematics Laboratory, USNM. The authors expressed their gratitude for his ‘efficient assistance’. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Cohen & Atsaides.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 220 - 457 m (Ref. 37039), usually 274 - 402 m (Ref. 40914). Deep-water; 9°C - 17°C (Ref. 37039)
Western Central Atlantic: east coast of Florida to the Dry Tortugas, Bahama Banks, and off the northern coast of Cuba, the Antilles, and Central America.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.6 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 37039)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 11; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 10 - 11. Dark brown with black mid-dorsal stripe dorsally; light with large, dark chromatophores forming band midventrally from isthmus to vent (Ref. 37039).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found over mud and mud-shell bottoms (Ref. 37039).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10 - 18.4, mean 13.4 °C (based on 56 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00163 - 0.00807), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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