| Nansenia oblita (Facciolà, 1887) | ||||
| Family: | Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts) | ( not available ) | ||
| Order: | Argentiniformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
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| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: southwest of Ireland, western Mediterranean and off Western Sahara. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). | |||
| Adult biology: | Spawns during winter in the Mediterranean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Terminal part of intestinal tract hangs freely outside the body. 2 pigment lines along dorsal and ventral profile of notochord. Origin of dorsal finfold corresponds to 18th segment. Fin fold behind dorsal turns gradually into adipose fin. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 53°N - 24°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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