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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); diomedeanus: Named for the Greek hero in the Trojan Was, Diomedes..
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 6 - 263 m (Ref. 5951), usually 21 - 80 m (Ref. 26268). Subtropical; 36°N - 40°S, 98°W - 35°W (Ref. 26268)
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, inner continental shelf of South America to about Isla de Flores, Uruguay.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 35237); common length : 18.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3716)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 90 - 92; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 73 - 77.
Does not usually occur in shallow coastal or estuarine waters (Ref. 26268). Found on muddy bottoms. Feeds mainly on various benthic invertebrates particularly crabs and polychaete worms (Ref. 35237).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van potentieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.7 - 27.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 270 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00647 - 0.03228), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 45.3 [16.1, 119.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.626 [0.277, 1.200] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.072, 0.304] g/100g; Selenium = 21.2 [9.7, 48.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.3 [7.2, 163.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.756 [0.455, 1.169] mg/100g (wet weight);