Greater argentine

The greater argentine, also known as the Atlantic argentine, great silver smelt, herring smelt or simply smelt, is a northern Atlantic herring smelt and can be found at depths from. This species reaches a length of SL. It is of commercial importance and it is used as seafood.

Distribution and habitat

Argentina silus lives in the bathypelagic zone from depths of. In the Eastern Atlantic ocean it can be found from Svalbard to the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland, and in the Western Atlantic it can be found from Davis Strait to George's Bank