Distribution, population structure, growth, and reproduction of the greater silver smelt, Argentina silus (Pisces, Argentinidae), of the Skagerrak and the north-eastern North Sea

1 May 1993

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in ICES Journal of Marine Science

Vol. 50 (2) , 129-143
https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.1993.1015

Abstract

Greater silver smelt ( Argentina silus ) is an abundant benthopelagic species at depths greater that 200 m in the north-eastern North Sea and the Skagerrak. Mainly in April–May, adults concentrate to spawn in the deepest parts. Juveniles inhabit shallower marginal areas year-round. Some 30–35 age-groups occur and spawning concentrations are dominated by 20-year-old and older individuals. Age at first spawning, as determined from otoliths, is 4–9 years, usually 6 years. Females grow larger than males, asymptotic lengths being 42.6 and 40.3 cm, respectively.

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