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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Osmeriformes (Smelts) > Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
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Common names from other countries

Grande argentine, Atlantic argentine, Atlantic argentine, ... more

Main reference

Cohen, D.M. 1984. (Ref. 4773)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 70.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388); max. reported age: 35 years (Ref. 35388)

Length at first maturity
L_m 26.0 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 140 - 1440 m, usually 150 - 550 m (Ref. 4773)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 7°C (Ref. 107945); 80°N - 42°N, 71°W - 31°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Svalbard to west coasts of Scotland and Ireland, deeper parts of North Sea and across the Wyville Thomson ridge to Denmark Strait. Western Atlantic: Davis Strait to George's Bank in Canada. Arctic Ocean: east to Finnmark, Norway, Barents Sea (Ref. 86838).
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal soft rays: 11 - 17. Scales with tiny spines on exposed parts. Dorsal fin begins above or nearly above tip of pectoral fin (Ref. 7251). Swim bladder elongated and silvery. Body slender to robust (Ref. 37473).

Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Prefer depths of 182.8-255.9 m, temperature 7-10°C and mean salinity 34 ppt (Ref. 5951). Probably form schools close to the bottom. Feeds on planktonic invertebrates including euphausiids, amphipods (arrow worms, krill and Thermisto (Ref. 5951)), chaetognaths, squids and ctenophores, also small fishes. Spawns from April to July (Ref. 4773). Growth is slow. Eggs and young are pelagic at depths of 400-500m. Used fresh or in fish meal production (Ref. 35388).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.12-0.14; tm=5-9)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775)