Scientific Name
Symphurus piger

Common Name
Deepwater tonguefish

Biology
Occurs in deep water; on relatively deep soft mud bottoms on the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope (Ref. 26268).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1886

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA to the Lesser Antilles.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

75 m

Depth To - meters

549 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 75 - 549 m (Ref. 26268), usually 141 - 300 m (Ref. 26268)

Trophic Level

3.25 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

15.0 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 to moderate vulnerability (25 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