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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Argentiniformes (Marine smelts) >
Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Glossanodon: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, anodos = without teeth (Ref. 45335); elongatus: The name elongatus refers to the elongated body of the species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 322 - 365 m (Ref. 86942). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30457)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Kobilyansky, S.G., 1998. Four new Indo-Pacific species and a new key to species of the genus Glossanodon (Argentinidae). J. Ichthyol. 38(9):697-707. (Ref. 30457)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.6 - 4.4, mean 2.3 °C (based on 69 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).