Argentina country information

Common names: Baboso, Flecha de plata, Matungo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Barros, S.E. and H. Regidor, 2002
Importance: commercial | Ref: Barros, S.E. and H. Regidor, 2002
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Barros, S.E. and H. Regidor, 2002
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from Buenos Aires and San Luis (Ref. 33128). Popular as a sport fish in Cabra Corral, a dam in Salta Province, where a small-scale fishery has begun (Ref. 45197). Found in upper Paraná and lower reaches of Uruguay (Ref. 56308). Also Ref. 1739, 27363.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Atherinopsinae
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Common names from other countries

حُساس أرجنتينيّ, 牙汉鱼, Athérine d'Argentine, ... more

Main reference

Dyer, B.S. 1998. (Ref. 33128)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12187); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref. 59043)

Length at first maturity
L_m 13.2 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 27363)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 11°C - 24°C (Ref. 52052), preferred ?; 26°S - 41°S

Distribution

South America: southern Argentina and Río de La Plata. Introduced into Europe and Asia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 18 - 22. Body bluish brown dorsally, silvery ventrally. A broad silvery band with dark blue upper margin running from pectoral fin base to caudal fin base along midbody. Upper surface of head, pectoral and caudal fins blackish (Ref. 27363). Scales in the lateral line series above the lateral band 52-60; predorsal scales 28-35 (Ref. 47314).

Inhabit coastal lagoons and near estuaries, usually in freshwater (Ref. 27363, 59043). Gregarious. Adults feed on zooplankton. Mature adults spawn for the first time at 1-2 years. Eggs are deposited among aquatic vegetation (Ref. 59043). Maximum length estimated from the fact that the congeneric Odontesthes incisa has a common length of 10 cm TL. This species is a cool water predator that has affected the abundance of other species native to the lakes (Ref. 1739). The fisheries has now flourished especially in lakes and reservoirs, in Peru, Argentina, southern Brazil and Chile.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Potential pest

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.6 ±0.24 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.1)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)