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longtail tonguefish (Symphurus pelicanus)
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Cynoglossidae

longtail tonguefish

Symphurus pelicanus

Fish Reaching Nine Centimeters in Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

longtail tonguefish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 9 cm.

Maximum length
9 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Straits of Florida in the eastern Gulf of Mexico but most common west and south of Mississippi Delta on the inner continental shelf to Guyana.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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