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Argentina stewarti Cohen & Atsaides, 1969 |
| Family: | Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts) | |||
| Max. size: | 16.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 366 - 567 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: off Nicaragua and from Mona Island to Dominica in the Antilles. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-13; Vertebrae: 52-53. Smooth scales; 5 branchiostegal rays; lacking a silvery pigment on swim bladder; body depth 10 or more times in SL (Ref. 40914). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | Recorded from off Nicaragua (Ref. 40914). | |||