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Cynoglossidae
Tessellated Tonguefish
Symphurus tessellatus
Twenty Two Centimeters Cynoglossid Fish from the Caribbean Sea
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Elongated
MediumTessellated Tonguefish is a fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits coastal waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Flatfishes
- Family
- Cynoglossidae
- Genus
- Symphurus
- Maximum length
- 22 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico), south to Uruguay.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
