Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 169

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E364-3F38-7584-DA2CEA4EFED4
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scientific name	Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930
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Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 12 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 300-1000 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: circumglobal species, found in the tropical and temperate waters of all oceans. Eastern

Atlantic: known from Portugal to South Africa; northern record from south Iceland.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Order	Stomiiformes
Family	Sternoptychidae
Genus	Argyropelecus

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