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Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Argentina: Latin, argentus = silver (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 69 - 700 m (Ref. 58489). Temperate; 28°S - 54°S
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and southern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126633); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258)
Occurs in offshore waters (Ref. 9258). Reported from depths between 69 m (Ref. 58489) and 600 m (Ref. 9258). New maximum depth range from Ref. 89422.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994. Guide book to New Zealand commercial fish species. Revised edition. New Zealand Fishing Industry Board, Wellington, New Zealand, 216 p. (Ref. 9258)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.5 - 14.5, mean 11.2 °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=0.00363 (0.00163 - 0.00807), b=3.17 (2.98 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=9).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 48 [26, 134] mg/100g; Iron = 0.434 [0.217, 1.070] mg/100g; Protein = 14.9 [12.7, 16.9] %; Omega3 = 0.718 [0.320, 1.758] g/100g; Selenium = 19.2 [8.6, 41.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 32.2 [8.8, 115.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.669 [0.441, 1.031] mg/100g (wet weight);