Margined tonguefish (Symphurus marginatus)

Scientific name: Symphurus marginatus Goode & Bean, 1886

The Margined tonguefish (Symphurus marginatus) is a marine fish of the family Cynoglossidae.

Biology

Often found in deepwater soft mud substrates on outer continental shelf and upper continental slope.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Symphurus marginatus
Family
Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.6
Depth range
37–750 m (121–2461 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 37 - 750 m, usually 320 - 550 m
Climate
Deep-water
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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