Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Protacanthopterygii
Ordo: Argentiniformes
Subordo: Argentinoidei
Superfamilia: Argentinoidea
Familia: Microstomatidae
Genus: Microstoma
Species: Microstoma microstoma
The slender argentine, Microstoma microstoma, is a species of smelt, the only member of the genus Microstoma, found around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. Its length is between 10 and 21 cm.
References
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Microstoma microstoma" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
