Slender argentine

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.

Slender argentine

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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M. microstoma
Binomial name
Microstoma microstoma
(A. Risso, 1810)

References

  • Froese, Rainer and 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 0-00-216987-8


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