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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 102 - 233 m (Ref. 26268), usually 115 - 233 m (Ref. 26268). Temperate; 40°N - 18°N, 90°W - 65°W (Ref. 26268)
Northwestern Atlantic: east coast of the United States, from off Long I., New York, south to Florida and to the eastern Gulf of Mexico, westward to deSoto Submarine Canyon; common on the continental shelf between Cape Hatteras and southern Florida.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Inhabits bays and shallow coastal waters (Ref. 7251); with mud substrates. Sexual maturity occurs at approximately 4 cm SL (Ref. 26268).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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