Western Pacific Tonguefish (Symphurus thermophilus) fish species and information / pictures of Western Pacific Tonguefish - Symphurus thermophilus

Western Pacific Tonguefish (Symphurus thermophilus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Symphurus thermophilus

Common Name
Western Pacific Tonguefish

Biology
Occurs on a variety of substrata only within active hydrothermal vent sites (Ref. 78522).

Classification

Classified By

Munroe & Hashimoto, 2008

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region

Pacific

Distribution

Pacific: an endemic species in the western Pacific Ocean collected at several active hydrothermal vent sites with a disjunct distribution over a wide geographic range from Kaikata Seamount (26?42.30'N, 141?04.70'E; near Bonin Island, off southeastern Japan) to the Rumble 3 Submarine Volcano (35?44'S, 178?72?79'W) on the Kermadec Ridge, northern New Zealand (Ref. 78522).

Range

27°N - 36°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

19 °C

Water Temperature To

22 °C

Depth From - meters

239 m

Depth To - meters

733 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 239 - 733 m (Ref. 78522)

Trophic Level

3.23 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

8.7 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

Fisheries:

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated