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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Osmeriformes (Smelts) >
Argentinidae (Argentines or herring smelts)
Etymology: Glossanodon: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, anodos = without teeth (Ref. 45335); nazca: Named in reference to its type locality, the Nazca Ridge (Ref. 36002).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 330 m (Ref. 46206). Deep-water, preferred ?
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 10 - 11;
Vertebrae: 50 - 51. Distinctive pigmentation on throat and venter; anus immediately anterior to the anal fin base; dentary teeth along entire distance from angle of the gape to the symphysis; lacking densely pigmented spots along the midlateral line (Ref. 36002).
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pequeño, G., 1989. Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132. (Ref. 9068)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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