Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Pleuronectiformes (Order)
      └Cynoglossidae (Family)
       └Symphurus (Genus)
        └S. diomedeanus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Tonguefishes

Spottedfin Tonguefish



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