Slender argentine
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Slender argentine | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Microstomatidae |
Genus: | Microstoma |
Species: | M. microstoma
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Binomial name | |
Microstoma microstoma (A. Risso, 1810)
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The slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma, is a species of pencil smelt, found around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. Its main food includes other fish, and its feces.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Microstoma microstoma" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8Error: "Q2112495" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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