Argentina elongata

Argentina elongata
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Argentinidae
Genus: Argentina
Species: A. elongata
Binomial name
Argentina elongata
F. W. Hutton, 1879

Argentina elongata is a herring smelt found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 69 and 600 m (226 and 1,969 ft). Its length is up to 25.0 centimetres (9.8 in). It is a species of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

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