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drab tonguefish (Symphurus melanurus)
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Ecological Illustration of drab tonguefish (Symphurus melanurus)
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Cynoglossidae

drab tonguefish

Symphurus melanurus

Cynoglossid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • North America
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

drab tonguefish is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 18.6 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Flatfishes
Family
Cynoglossidae
Genus
Symphurus
Body shape
deep_bodied
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