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Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Glossanodon: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, anodos = without teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Kumanonada Sea, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 46892)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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