Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 15; Vertebrae: 47 - 49. Branchiostegal rays: 5-5.

Common Names

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Stillehavsguldlaks , Danish , Denmark

North-pacific argentine , English , Global

Pacific argentine , English , UK

Pacific argentine , English , USA

Argentine du Pacifique nord , French , France

Glasauge , German , Germany

Goldlachs , German , Germany

太平洋水珍魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

太平洋水珍鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Argentyna północnopacyficzna , Polish , Poland

Argentina , Spanish , Peru

Argentina , Spanish , Spain

Argentina del Pacifico , Spanish , Mexico

Argentina del Pacifico , Spanish , Mexico

Argentina del Pacífico septentrional , Spanish , Spain

Peez plata , Spanish , Spain

Pejerrey , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Argentiniformes

Family: Argentinidae

Genus: Argentina

Species: Argentina sialis Gilbert, 1890

Climate Zone

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demersal

Location

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Eastern Pacific: mouth of Columbia River in Oregon, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.

Biology

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Epipelagic or mesopelagic (Ref. 265). Frequently found in the stomachs of rockfishes (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with pelagic eggs and pelagic larvae (Ref. 265).

Habitat

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brackish