Scientific Name
Symphurus callopterus
Common Name
Chocolate tonguefish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 105-114;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 91 - 98;
Vertebrae: 57 - 61. Body flat, somewhat elongated, with an oval anterior border; both eyes on left side of head; dorsal fin with 105 to 114 rays, anal fin with 91 to 98 rays; caudal fin with 12 rays; body chocolate brown, usually with 9 to 11 indistinct transverse bars; lower half of operculum on the eyed side with a small stain; posterior side of dorsal and anal fins dark, rectangular stains (Ref. 55763).