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Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) >
Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Glossanodon: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, anodos = without teeth (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Argentina semifasciata used in 1990 FAO Yearbook.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 70 - 1017 m (Ref. 47843). Temperate; 32°N - 15°N, 101°E - 149°E
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.7 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 123681)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 12. Body elongated and cylindrical. Anal fin base shorter than dorsal fin base. Snout longer than eye diameter. Branchiostegals 5. Lower jaw protruding.
Found in the shelf edge and upper bathyal in sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230). Maximum length of 25.5 cm TL from asymptotic length in Ref. 5952 (assumed to be TL). Matures at 13 cm SL at 2 years old (Ref. 84005).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.9 - 23.2, mean 14.1 °C (based on 42 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00184 - 0.00655), b=3.18 (3.01 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 4.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (K=0.27-1.2; tmax=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 56.4 [30.4, 153.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.451 [0.235, 1.148] mg/100g; Protein = 14.7 [12.4, 16.9] %; Omega3 = 0.802 [0.334, 2.127] g/100g; Selenium = 30.3 [13.0, 77.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.7 [3.0, 61.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.82 [0.53, 1.29] mg/100g (wet weight);