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Slender argentine

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Slender argentine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Microstomatidae
Genus: Microstoma
Species:
M. microstoma
Binomial name
Microstoma microstoma
(A. Risso, 1810)

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.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microstoma microstoma". 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