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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 42 - 45. Branchiostegal rays 4. Predorsal length longer than 50% SL. Proximal part of adipose fin unpigmented. Entire body covered with guanine .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
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Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 300 - 500 m . Temperate; 53°N - 24°N, 20°W - 17°E southwest of Ireland, western Mediterranean and off Western Sahara.
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Forgotten argentine |
| 🌍CES | drobnotlamka východoatlantská |
| 🌍ELL | Κηλιδωτό μικρόστομα |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | hopeapuikkokuore |
| 🇫🇷French | Serpe oubliée |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Nansenia |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Средиземноморская нансения |
| 🌍SQI | argjendina symadhe · syzeza |
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microstoma argenteum oblitum | Facciolà | 1887 | Synonym |
| Microstoma oblitum | Facciolà | 1887 | Synonym |
| Microstoma rissoanum | Sarato | 1887 | Synonym |
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