Symphurus
Appearance
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Symphurus arawak | |
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Symphurus ommaspilus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Cynoglossidae |
Subfamily: | Symphurinae |
Genus: | Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810 |
Type species | |
Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810
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Synonyms | |
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Symphurus is a
crania are asymmetrical, with both eyes
on the left side. The largest species grows to about 32 cm (1 ft) long.
Species
There are currently 78 recognized species in this genus:
- C. R. Robins & J. E. Randall, 1965 (Caribbean tonguefish)
- Symphurus atramentatus D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Ink-spot tonguefish)
- Symphurus atricauda (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880) (California tonguefish)
- Symphurus australis McCulloch, 1907
- Symphurus bathyspilus Krabbenhoft & Munroe, 2003
- Symphurus billykrietei Munroe, 1998 (Kriete's tonguefish)
- Symphurus callopterus Munroe & Mahadeva, 1989 (Chocolate tonguefish)
- Symphurus caribbeanus Munroe, 1991
- Symphurus chabanaudi Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 (Chabanaud's tonguefish)
- Symphurus civitatium Ginsburg, 1951 (Offshore tonguefish)
- Symphurus diabolicus Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 (Devil's tonguefish)
- Symphurus diomedeanus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885) (Spotted-fin tonguefish)
- Symphurus elongatus (Günther, 1868) (Elongated tonguefish)
- Symphurus fasciolaris C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Banded tonguefish)
- A. B. Brauer, 1906
- Symphurus gilesii (Alcock, 1889)
- Symphurus ginsburgi Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976 (Ginsburg's tonguefish)
- Symphurus gorgonae Chabanaud, 1948 (Gorgonian tonguefish)
- Symphurus holothuriae Chabanaud, 1948 [3]
- Symphurus hondoensis C. L. Hubbs, 1915
- Symphurus insularis Munroe, Brito & C. Hernández, 2000
- Symphurus jenynsi Evermann & Kendall, 1906 (Jenyn's tonguefish)
- Symphurus kyaropterygium Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976
- Symphurus leei D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Lee's tonguefish)
- Symphurus leucochilus M. Y. Lee, Munroe & K. T. Shao, 2014 [4]
- Symphurus ligulatus (Cocco, 1844)
- Symphurus longirostris M. Y. Lee, Munroe & Y. Kai, 2016 (Long-snout tonguefish) [3]
- Symphurus lubbocki Munroe, 1990
- Symphurus luzonensis Chabanaud, 1955
- Symphurus macrophthalmus Norman, 1939
- Symphurus maculopinnis Munroe, J. Tyler & Tunnicliffe, 2011 [5]
- Symphurus maldivensis Chabanaud, 1955
- Symphurus marginatus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1886) (Margined tonguefish)
- Symphurus marmoratus Fowler, 1934
- Symphurus megasomus M. Y. Lee, H. M. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2009 (Giant tonguefish)
- Symphurus melanurus H. W. Clark, 1936 (Drab tonguefish)
- Symphurus melasmatotheca Munroe & Nizinski, 1990 (Black-stripe tonguefish)
- Symphurus microlepis Garman, 1899 (Small-fin tonguefish)
- Symphurus microrhynchus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
- Symphurus minor Ginsburg, 1951 (Large-scale tonguefish)
- Symphurus monostigmus Munroe, 2006
- Symphurus multimaculatus M. Y. Lee, Munroe & H. M. Chen, 2009 (Pepper-dot tonguefish)
- Symphurus nebulosus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883) (Freckled tonguefish)
- Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810 (Tonguefish)
- Symphurus normani Chabanaud, 1950 (Norman's tonguefish)
- Symphurus novemfasciatus S. C. Shen & W. W. Lin, 1984
- Symphurus ocellaris Munroe & D. R. Robertson, 2005 (Ring-tail tonguefish)
- Symphurus ocellatus von Bonde, 1922 (Double-spot tonguefish)
- Symphurus oculellus Munroe, 1991
- Symphurus oligomerus Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 (Spot-fin tonguefish)
- Symphurus ommaspilus J. E. Böhlke, 1961 (Ocellated tonguefish)
- Symphurus orientalis (Bleeker, 1879)
- Symphurus parvus Ginsburg, 1951 (Pygmy tonguefish)
- Symphurus pelicanus Ginsburg, 1951 (Long-tail tonguefish)
- Symphurus piger (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1886) (Deep-water tonguefish)
- Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766) (Black-cheek tonguefish)
- J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Dusky-cheek tonguefish)
- Symphurus prolatinaris Munroe, Nizinski & Mahadeva, 1991 (Half-striped tonguefish)
- Symphurus pusillus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885) (Northern tonguefish)
- Symphurus regani M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929
- Symphurus reticulatus Munroe, 1990
- Symphurus rhytisma J. E. Böhlke, 1961 (Patch-tail tonguefish)
- Symphurus schultzi Chabanaud, 1955
- Symphurus septemstriatus (Alcock, 1891) (Seven-band tonguefish)
- Symphurus stigmosus Munroe, 1998 (Blotch-fin tonguefish)
- Symphurus strictus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Black-belly tonguefish)
- Symphurus tessellatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Symphurus thermophilus Munroe & Hashimoto, 2008 (Western Pacific tonguefish)
- Symphurus trewavasae Chabanaud, 1948 (Trewavas' tonguefish)
- Symphurus trifasciatus (Alcock, 1894) (Three-band tonguefish)
- Symphurus undatus C. H. Gilbert, 1905
- Symphurus undecimplerus Munroe & Nizinski, 1990 (Dark-cheek tonguefish)
- Symphurus urospilus Ginsburg, 1951 (Spot-tail tonguefish)
- Symphurus vanmelleae Chabanaud, 1952 (Vanmelle's tonguefish)
- Gilchrist, 1903)
- Symphurus varius Garman, 1899 (Mottled tonguefish)
- Symphurus williamsi D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895 (William's tonguefish)
- Symphurus woodmasoni (Alcock, 1889)
References
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- ^ Tyler, J. (2005): Distribution, population characteristics and trophic ecology of a sulphophilic hydrothermal vent tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae). Master of Science. Thesis. University of Victoria: Canada.
- ^ Munroe, T.A. & Hashimoto, J. (2008): A new Western Pacific Tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae): The first Pleuronectiform discovered at active Hydrothermal Vents. Zootaxa, 1839: 43–59.
- ^ a b Lee, M.-Y., Munroe, T.A. & Kai, Y. (2016): Description of a new cryptic species of tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) from shallow waters off Japan. Ichthyological Research, 64 (1): 71–83.
- ^ Lee, M.-Y., Munroe, T.A. & Shao, K.-T. (2014): Description of a new cryptic, shallow-water tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) from the western North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 85 (3): 563–585.
- ^ Munroe, T.A., Tyler, J. & Tunnicliffe, V. (2011): Description and biological observations on a new species of deepwater symphurine tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) collected at Volcano–19, Tonga Arc, West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 3061: 53-66.