blackbelly tonguesole

Symphurus strictus

Fourteen Centimeters Cynoglossid Fish of Japanese Waters

blackbelly tonguesole is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 14 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Symphurus
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: off Delagoa Bay (Mozambique), Maldives (Ref. 26165 ), Japan, Philippines (Ref. 9494 ), and Hawaii.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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