Blackstripe tonguefish (Symphurus melasmatotheca) fish species and information / pictures of Blackstripe tonguefish - Symphurus melasmatotheca

Blackstripe tonguefish (Symphurus melasmatotheca) fish species information

Scientific Name
Symphurus melasmatotheca

Common Name
Blackstripe tonguefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 90-98; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 74 - 80; Vertebrae: 49 - 52

Classification

Classified By
Munroe & Nizinski, 1990
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Panama. Recorded from Peru (Ref. 10739).
Range
24°N - 6°N

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
15 m
Depth To - meters
111 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 111 m (Ref. 9294), usually 15 - 60 m (Ref. 9294)
Trophic Level
3.27 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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
13.6 cm
Common Length
11.0 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 to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)