Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Argentinidae Argentines or herring smelts

Genus: Argentina

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Argentina aliceae
[Alice argentina]

Photo by CSIRO

Argentina australiae
[Silverside]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Argentina brasiliensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Argentina brucei
[Bruce's argentine]

Photo by SeaFIC

Argentina elongata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Argentina euchus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Argentina georgei
[Blackbelly Argentine]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific

Argentina kagoshimae
[]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL

Argentina sialis
[North-Pacific argentine]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Argentina silus
[Greater argentine]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Argentina sphyraena
[Argentine]

No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL

Argentina stewarti
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Argentina striata
[Striated argentine]

13 Species of Family Argentinidae with Genus Argentina
(Argentines or herring smelts)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1969	Argentina aliceae	Alice argentina	Eastern Pacific	15 SL
1958	Argentina australiae	Silverside	Southwest Pacific	13 TL
2004	Argentina brasiliensis		Southwestern Atlantic
1969	Argentina brucei	Bruce's argentine	Western Central Atlantic	15 TL
1879	Argentina elongata		Southwest Pacific
1961	Argentina euchus		Western Indian Ocean	15 TL
1969	Argentina georgei	Blackbelly Argentine	Western Central Atlantic	14.6 SL
1902	Argentina kagoshimae		Northwest Pacific
1890	Argentina sialis	North-Pacific argentine	Eastern Pacific	22 TL
1775	Argentina silus	Greater argentine	Eastern Atlantic	70 SL
1758	Argentina sphyraena	Argentine	Eastern Atlantic	35 SL
1969	Argentina stewarti		Western Central Atlantic	16.6 SL
1896	Argentina striata	Striated argentine	Western Atlantic	24 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: OsmeriformesFamily: Argentinidae Argentines or herring smeltsGenus: Argentina(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Argentinidae Argentines or herring smelts

Genus: Argentina

(See list of species below)