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Argentina striata

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Argentina striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Argentinidae
Genus: Argentina
Species:
A. striata
Binomial name
Argentina striata
Goode & Bean, 1896

Argentina striata, the striated argentine, is a species of fish in the family Argentinidae found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia in Canada to Uruguay where it occurs at depths of 100 to 600 metres (330 to 1,970 ft). This species grows to a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in).

References

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  • Gareth J. Nelson, Gill arches of some Teleostean fishes of the families Salangidae and Argentinidae, Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1970.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Argentina striata". FishBase. February 2012 version.