The slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma, is a species of pencil smelt, found around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microstoma microstoma". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8