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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Forgotten argentine

Nansenia oblita Facciolà, 1887
Max Length
18 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
300–500 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Overview information for Forgotten argentine is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Nansenia oblita
Authority
Facciolà, 1887
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
18 cm
Depth Range
300–500 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

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.

🌀 Behaviour

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🦐 Diet

Diet information for Forgotten argentine is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

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🌍 Habitat & Distribution

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.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.31

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
18cm
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Rays
10
Vertebrae
44

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Facciolà, 1887

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

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 Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Microstoma argenteum oblitum Facciolà 1887 Synonym
Microstoma oblitum Facciolà 1887 Synonym
Microstoma rissoanum Sarato 1887 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 17 records indexed .

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