Blackbelly tonguesole (Symphurus strictus) fish species and information / pictures of Blackbelly tonguesole - Symphurus strictus

Blackbelly tonguesole (Symphurus strictus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Symphurus strictus

Common Name
Blackbelly tonguesole

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 107-121; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 95 - 108; Vertebrae: 59 - 65. With 110-125 scales in a longitudinal series; whitish or yellowish blind side which is distinctly lighter than the ocular surface (Ref. 35979). Upper side brown, with faint horizontal dark lines following scale rows; abdomen black; fins dusky (Ref. 4418).

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1905

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: off Delagoa Bay (Mozambique), Maldives (Ref. 26165), Japan, Philippines (Ref. 9494), and Hawaii.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

392 m

Depth To - meters

730 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 392 - 730 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated