Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Spottedfin Tonguefish
Symphurus diomedeanus
Spottedfin Tonguefish
Category: Tonguefishes
Scientific Name: Symphurus diomedeanus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 1-900 ft. (0-274 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Pleuronectiformes (Order)
     └Cynoglossidae (Family)
      └Symphurus (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Tonguefishes

Spottedfin Tonguefish



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