Argentina elongata

Argentina elongata is a species of fish in the family Argentinidae found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 69 and 600 m (226 and 1,969 ft). Its length is up to 25.0 centimetres (9.8 in). It is a species of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

Argentina elongata
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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A. elongata
Binomial name
Argentina elongata

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Argentina elongata" in 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


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