Argentina /ɑːrənˈtnə/ is a genus of fishes in the family Argentinidae.[1]

Argentina
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–present
Greater Argentine (Argentina silus)
Argentine (Argentina sphyraena)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Argentinidae
Genus: Argentina
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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The earliest fossil member of this genus is Argentina voigti, known from otoliths from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Germany.[2][3]

Species

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There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Argentina". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. ^ Near, Thomas J; Thacker, Christine E (18 April 2024). "Phylogenetic classification of living and fossil ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 65. doi:10.3374/014.065.0101.
  3. ^ Schwarzhans, Werner W.; Jagt, John W. M. (2021-11-01). "Silicified otoliths from the Maastrichtian type area (Netherlands, Belgium) document early gadiform and perciform fishes during the Late Cretaceous, prior to the K/Pg boundary extinction event". Cretaceous Research. 127: 104921. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104921. ISSN 0195-6671.