Fish of the Glossanodon genus of the Argentinidae (herring smelts or argentines) family of the Argentinoidei suborder of the Argentiniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder.
(Smalltoothed argentine. Picture © colapisci.it)
Smalltoothed argentine (Glossanodon leioglossus) was first described in 1848 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794 – 1865).
It inhabits the depths of 150-400 meters. It keeps to the bottom of the shelf. The maximum recorded length is 20 cm; specimens up to 10 cm are more common. It feeds on pelagic crustaceans.
(Smalltoothed argentine. Photo by © Mariano García Rodriguez. fishbase.org)
It is a rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, mostly of its southern part.
Names of smalltoothed argentine (Glossanodon leioglossus) in languages are as follows:
Argjendina gjuhëlëmuar (Albanian), Γουρλομάτης λειόγλωσσος (Gourljomatis liogljossos) (Greek), Bocуn (Spanish), Argentina lingua liscia (Italian), Kleiner Goldlachs (German), Европейская большеротая атерина (Evropejskaja boljsherotaja aterina) (Russian), Srebrnjak okac, Srebrnica južnica (Serbian, Croatian), Argentine à langue lisse (French).