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Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes) > Maurolicinae
Etymology: Argyripnus: Greek, argyros = silver + Greek,hypnos = sleep (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Argyripnus: Greek, argyros = silver + Greek,hypnos = sleep (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 200 - 500 m (Ref. 4462). Deep-water
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and south of the Canary Islands. Western Atlantic: Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Whitish or yellowish, with thick sprinkling of black chromatophores in alcohol (Ref. 37473).
A pseudoceanic and benthopelagic species (Ref. 4462) found off oceanic islands and banks (Ref. 4739). Feeds on unidentified crustaceans (Ref. 4739). Spawning season unknown (Ref. 4739).
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Main reference
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Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz, 1990. Sternoptychidae. p. 275-282. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4462)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 February 2015
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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