Argentina sialis

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Argentines or herring smelts ; Epipelagic or mesopelagic (Ref. 265). Frequently found in the stomachs of rockfishes (Ref. 4525). Oviparous , with pelagic eggs and pelagic larvae (Ref. 265).

Common Names

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Description

Family Argentinidae

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Eyes not tubular . Adipose fin over anal fin base . With postcleithra and mesocoracoid . Origin of dorsal fin in front of pelvics . Pectoral fin base on ventrolateral surface. Fin rays : dorsal 10-14, anal 10-17, pectoral 11-25, pelvic 10-15. Brachiostegal 4-6 rays . Vertebrae 43-70 (many with 46-55).The family Argentinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Osmeriformes. It contains 2 genera and 19 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Etymology of this family name : Latin, argentum = silver

Habitat

May be found at depths of 11 to 274 meters.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 686 meters (0 to 2,251 feet).Mean = -253.460 meters (-831.562 feet), Standard Deviation = 784.380 based on 28 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Brackish water, saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Argentina

There are approximately 18 species in this genus:

A. aliceae (Alice Argentina) · A. australiae (Silverside) · A. brasiliensis · A. brucei (Bruce's Argentine) · A. egedii egedii (Pacific Silverweed) · A. egedii groenlandica (Pacific Silverweed) · A. elongata (Angelfish) · A. elongata australiae · A. euchus · A. georgei · A. georgi · A. kagoshimae (Smallmouth Argentine) · A. sialis (North-Pacific Argentine) · A. silas · A. silus (Atlantic Argentine) · A. sphyraena (Argentine) · A. stewarti · A. striata (Argentine)

Bibliography

• Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
• Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg (1968). Deep-water teleostean fishes of California. California Natural History Guides: 25. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. 115 p.
• Gilbert, C.H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the streamer 'Albatross' on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 13:49-126.
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.
• Schneider, M. (1995). Argentinidae. Argentinas. p. 858-859. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO,

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
• McCosker, John (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2487451
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29667
• Fishbase Species ID: 2699
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 116211
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 162068
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 102926

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