Glossanodon nazca Parin & Shcherbachev, 1982

Family:  Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Max. size: 
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 330 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 50-51. Distinctive pigmentation on throat and venter; anus immediately anterior to the anal fin base; dentary teeth along entire distance from angle of the gape to the symphysis; lacking densely pigmented spots along the midlateral line (Ref. 36002).
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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