Greenland argentine explained

The Greenland argentine (Nansenia groenlandica) or large-eyed argentine is a species of pencil smelt fish.^{[1] [2]}

Description

It maximum length is . It has 9–10 dorsal soft rays and 8–10 anal soft rays. The ventral fins are inserted ahead of the dorsal fin, which is inserted in front of the midpoint of the body. It has 42–45 vertebrae and adults are silvery in colour, hence the name "argentine." The stomachs and peritoneum are coated with a dark pigment. It has 3 branchiostegal rays (bony rays supporting the gill membranes behind the lower jaw) and 7 or 8 pyloric caecae. It is also noted for its very large eyes.^[3]

Habitat

The Greenland argentine lives in the North Atlantic Ocean.^[4]

Behaviour

The Greenland argentine spawns mainly in spring and early summer.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scientific Reports. June 29, 1943. order of the Trustees of the British Museum. Google Books.
2. Web site: Report - Union of South Africa, Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey. South Africa Fisheries and Marine Biological. Survey. June 29, 1924. The Survey.. Google Books.
3. Web site: Early Stages of Fishes in the Western North Atlantic Ocean: Scorpaeniformes through Tetraodontiformes. June 29, 2007. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. Google Books.
4. Web site: Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin. June 29, 1956. Division of Systematic Biology, Stanford University. Google Books.
5. Nansenia groenlandica . 126725 . 29 June 2021.