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Family: Argentinidae Argentines or herring smelts



(See list of species below)


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27 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Argentina aliceae Cohen & Atsaides, 1969

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Argentina aliceae
[Alice argentina]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Argentina australiae Cohen, 1958

Photo by CSIRO
 
Argentina australiae
[Silverside]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwestern Atlantic

Argentina brasiliensis Kobyliansky, 2004

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Argentina brasiliensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Argentina brucei Cohen & Atsaides, 1969

Photo by FAO
 
Argentina brucei
[Bruce's argentine]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific

Argentina elongata Hutton, 1879

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Argentina elongata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Argentina euchus Cohen, 1961

Photo by SFSA
 
Argentina euchus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
Argentina georgei Cohen & Atsaides, 1969

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.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Argentina silus (Ascanius, 1775)

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Argentina silus
[Greater argentine]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus, 1758

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

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Argentina striata Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Argentina striata
[Striated argentine]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.1 cm SL
 
Glossanodon australis
[Southern herring smelt]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Glossanodon danieli
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Glossanodon elongatus
[]

Photo by Endo, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Glossanodon kotakamaru Endo & Nashida, 2010

Photo by Endo, H.
 
Glossanodon kotakamaru
[Kotaka’s argentine]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Glossanodon leioglossus (Valenciennes, 1848)

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Glossanodon leioglossus
[Smalltoothed argentine]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Glossanodon lineatus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
 
Glossanodon melanomanus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
 
Glossanodon mildredae
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Glossanodon nazca
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
Glossanodon polli Cohen, 1958

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Glossanodon polli
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Glossanodon pseudolineatus
[Saddled herring smelt]

Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Glossanodon pygmaeus Cohen, 1958

Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.
 
Glossanodon pygmaeus
[Pygmy argentine]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Glossanodon semifasciatus (Kishinouye, 1904)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Glossanodon semifasciatus
[Deep-sea smelt]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Glossanodon struhsakeri
[Struhsaker's deep-sea smelt]
27 Species of Family Argentinidae
(Argentines or herring smelts)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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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
1998 Glossanodon australis Southern herring smelt Southwest Pacific 19.1 SL
1982 Glossanodon danieli Southeast Pacific 12.3 SL
1998 Glossanodon elongatus Southwest Pacific. 10.2 SL
2010 Glossanodon kotakamaru Kotaka’s argentine Northwest Pacific 12.5 SL
1848 Glossanodon leioglossus Smalltoothed argentine Eastern Atlantic 20 TL
1943 Glossanodon lineatus Northwest Pacific
1998 Glossanodon melanomanus Western Indian Ocean 19.5 SL
1969 Glossanodon mildredae Western Indian Ocean 7.0 SL
1982 Glossanodon nazca Southeast Pacific
1958 Glossanodon polli Eastern Atlantic 14.1 SL
1998 Glossanodon pseudolineatus Saddled herring smelt Indo-Pacific 8 SL
1958 Glossanodon pygmaeus Pygmy argentine Western Atlantic 11.3 SL
1904 Glossanodon semifasciatus Deep-sea smelt Northwest Pacific 21 SL
1970 Glossanodon struhsakeri Struhsaker's deep-sea smelt Western Central Pacific



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