ANIMAL SPECIES:Silverside, Argentina australiae Cohen, 1958
The Silverside is a small fish with large eyes and a sliver stripe running along both sides.
Identification
The Silverside has an elongate body with a distinct sliver stripe running along both sides. It has large eyes and a small mouth with the upper jaw slightly longer than the lower.
There are two dorsal fins. The first is short-based and the second is adipose (glossary). The anal fin is small and placed almost adjacent to the caudal fin.
Size range
19 cmDistribution
The Silverside is endemic to Australia. It occurs from off the northern coast of New South Wales to south-eastern Western Australia.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Silverside specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Habitat
The species is found in temperate marine waters. It usually occurs on the continental shelf and slope, in depths ranging from 30 m to 400 m.
Classification
- Species:
- australiae
- Genus:
- Argentina
- Family:
- Argentinidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Glover, C.J.M. in Gomon, M.F, Glover, C.J.M. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
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