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Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766)

Blackcheek tonguefish
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Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
National Database: Belize Biodiversity Information System

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 183 m (Ref. 26268), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 26268).   Subtropical; 45°N - 15°N, 94°W - 65°W (Ref. 26268)

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