Smooth Argentine
Argentina euchus
- Usual depth196–583 m
- Water temperature17–28 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
About this species
Argentina is a genus of fishes in the family Argentinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Argentina (fish)”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 196–583 m · Deepest record: 590 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Smooth Argentine
Similar species
- silverside
Argentina elongata
- Deepsea Smelt
Argentina australiae
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 40 open-data records from 1964 to 2010.
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