The greater argentine (''Argentina silus'' ; synonymous with ''Salmo silus''), also known as the Atlantic argentine, great silver smelt, herring smelt or simply smelt, is a northern

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...

herring smelt Herring are various species of forage fish, belonging to the order Clupeiformes. Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlanti ...

and can be found at depths from . This

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

reaches a length of SL. It is of

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importance and it is used as seafood.

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File:Atlantic argentine ( Argentina silus ).jpg File:Argentina silus eyes.jpg, Eyes of ''Argentina silus'' illuminated by camera flash, showing reflections from the

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greater argentine The greater argentine (''Argentina silus'' ; synonymous with ''Salmo silus''), also known as the Atlantic argentine, great silver smelt, herring smelt or simply smelt, is a northern Atlantic herring smelt and can be found at depths from . Thi ...

Fish of the North Atlantic Taxa named by Peter Ascanius

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