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blackcheek tonguefish (Symphurus plagiusa)
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Cynoglossidae

blackcheek tonguefish

Symphurus plagiusa

Twenty One Centimeters Cynoglossid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

blackcheek tonguefish is a fish found around Western Atlantic. Records give a maximum length of 21 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Maximum length
21 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New York south through the Florida Keys (USA), through the northern Gulf of Mexico to the Campeche Peninsula, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Cuba.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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