Scientific Name
Nansenia groenlandica

Common Name
Greenland argentine

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 42 - 45. Adults silvery. Ventral fins inserted ahead of dorsal fin. Dorsal fin inserted in front of the midpoint of the body. Stomachs and peritoneum coated with dark pigment (Ref. 37473). Branchiostegal rays 3. Pyloric caeca 7-8.

Classification

Classified By

Reinhardt, 1840

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Pencil smelts (Microstomatidae)

Distribution

Region

North Atlantic

Distribution

North Atlantic: off southern Iceland eastward and southward to about 35?N. One record is from western Greenland and two are from North America to 40?N. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, near Zanzibar, and Maldives (Ref. 26165).

Range

66°N - 35°N

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1400 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1400 m (Ref. 5123)

Trophic Level

3.35 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

24.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (20 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated