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Greenland argentine
Nansenia groenlandica
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Greenland argentine
- Scientific
- Nansenia groenlandica
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Deep-water fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 24 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Deep open water, recorded from 0 to 1400 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A slender silvery deep-water smelt with large eyes, reaching about 24 cm. It lives in the open ocean down to about 1,400 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Nansenia-groenlandica.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Greenland_argentine_or_large-eyed_argentine_(Nansenia_groen
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.