Symphurus ligulatus (Cocco, 1844)
Elongate tonguesole
photo by Costa, F.

Family:  Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes), subfamily: Symphurinae
Max. size:  12.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 70 - 1480 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Cap Juby, Mauritania to Angola.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs on mud bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 2683).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.