Scientific Name
Symphurus marginatus

Common Name
Margined tonguefish

Biology
Often found in deepwater soft mud substrates on 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: off New Jersey southward along eastern United States, Gulf of Mexico, off the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles at Puerto Rico, throughout southern Caribbean Sea from Honduras to Venezuela, and from Trinidad and Tobago to southeastern Brazil.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

37 m

Depth To - meters

750 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 37 - 750 m (Ref. 26268), usually 320 - 550 m (Ref. 26268)

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

14.6 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 (30 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