slender argentine

Microstoma microstoma

Elongated Microstomatid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Europe
North America
Oceania
Elongated
Medium

slender argentine is a marine fish of Probably worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 21 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Microstomatidae
Genus: Microstoma
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Probably worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. Eastern Atlantic: southern Ireland, scattered records in western Mediterranean, also Madeira Islands. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768 ). Western Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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