Argyripnus atlanticus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Argyripnus.[1]

Argyripnus atlanticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Argyripnus
Species:
A. atlanticus
Binomial name
Argyripnus atlanticus
Maul, 1952

The fish is found worldwide in the tropical waters of the Eastern Atlantic, from Madeira to south of the Canary Islands. In the Western Atlantic, in the Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea. In the Eastern Central Pacific, it is found in Hawaii. This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in). [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Argyripnus atlanticus".
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Argyripnus atlanticus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz, 1990. Sternoptychidae. p. 275–282. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.