Forgotten argentine

Nansenia oblita

Microstomatid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
North America
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

Nansenia oblita, also called the forgotten argentine (from the specific name oblita, "forgotten") or the Mediterranean large-eyed argentine, is a species of fish in the pencil smelt family (Microstomatidae).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Marine Smelts
Family: Microstomatidae
Genus: Nansenia
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: southwest of Ireland, western Mediterranean and off Western Sahara. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).

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