Argyripnus atlanticus
Argyripnus atlanticus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Argyripnus.[1]
| Argyripnus atlanticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Genus: | Argyripnus |
| Species: | A. atlanticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952 | |
The fish is found worldwide in the tropical waters of the Eastern Atlantic, from Madeira to south of the Canary Islands. In the Western Atlantic, in the Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea. In the Eastern Central Pacific, it is found in Hawaii. This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in). [2]
References
- "Argyripnus atlanticus".
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Argyripnus atlanticus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz, 1990. Sternoptychidae. p. 275-282. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
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