Slender argentine (Microstoma microstoma)

Scientific name: Microstoma microstoma Risso, 1810

Slender argentine (Microstoma microstoma)

The Slender argentine (Microstoma microstoma) is a marine fish of the family Microstomatidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 44 - 45. Body silvery, darker near tail. Swim bladder faintly colored. Adults mostly silver.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microstoma microstoma
Family
Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
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. Western Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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