The greater argentine (''Argentina silus'' ; synonymous with ''Salmo silus''), also known as the Atlantic argentine, great silver smelt, herring smelt or simply smelt, is a northern

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

herring smelt The herring smelts or argentines are a family, Argentinidae, of marine smelts. They are similar in appearance to smelts (family Osmeridae) but have much smaller mouths. They are found in oceans throughout the world. They are small fishes, grow ...

and can be found at depths from . This

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reaches a length of SL. It is of

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importance and it is used as seafood.

Gallery

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References

* * greater argentine Fish of the North Atlantic Taxa named by Peter Ascanius greater argentine {{Argentiniformes-stub