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Argentina sphyraena
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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[1]Argentina sphyraena, the lesser silver smelt or lesser argentine, is a species of fish belonging to the family Argentinidae.[1] Argentina sphyraena was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus.[2] A pelagic fish found in the northeastern Atlantic, from Norway to Western Sahara, and in the Mediterranean Sea between 50 and 700 m depth.[3] The species generally grows up to 20 cm total length, but 35.5 cm total length is the maximum recorded size.[3] Argentina sphyraena feeds mostly on invertebrates, including polychaetes, molluscs, and crustaceans.[3] One of the most notable characteristics of the species is that it smells of cucumbers.[3]
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