northern tonguefish

Symphurus pusillus

Seven Point Five Centimeters Cynoglossid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Small
Temperate fish

northern tonguefish is known around Northwestern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Symphurus
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: east coast of the United States, from off Long I., New York, south to Florida and to the eastern Gulf of Mexico, westward to deSoto Submarine Canyon; common on the continental shelf between Cape Hatteras and southern Florida.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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