Argentina elongata
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| Argentina elongata | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Argentinidae |
| Genus: | Argentina |
| Species: | A. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Argentina elongata F. W. Hutton, 1879 | |
Argentina elongata is a species of fish in the family Argentinidae endemic to New Zealand, at depths of between 69 and 600 m (226 and 1,969 ft). Its length is up to 25.0 centimetres (9.8 in). It is a species of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
