lesser argentine
Argentina sphyraena
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Argentiniformes
- Family
- Argentinidae
- Genus
- Argentina
Where to Find
Found in 26 diving areas across 14 countries and 1 regions.
- Ksamil, Albania - 1 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 18 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 486 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 79 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 329 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 2 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 119 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 6433 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 1984 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Ustica, Italy - 2 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 2 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 13 records
- Lofoten Islands, Norway - 2 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 2 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 32 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 6 records
- Costa Brava, Spain - 9 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 663 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 661 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 16 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 3 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 2314 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 1 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 12 records