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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); holothuriae: Named for its type locality, off Holothuria Bank.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: NW Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126065)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 84; Anal soft rays: 70; Vertebrae: 46. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following set of characters: ID pattern 1-2-3-2-2; caudal-fin rays 12; vertebrae. 9 (3 + 6) abdominal. 46 total; hypurals 4; D 84, A 70; longitudinal scale rows 60; transverse scale rows 25; scale rows on head posterior to lower orbit 16; body elongate (BD 25.7% of SL); preanal length long (PAL = 27.6% of SL); upper head lobe equal in length to lower head lobe; head long (HL = 24.0% of SL), head length longer than head width (HW/HL = 0.97); postorbital length long (POL of 75.9% HL); snout short (SNL = 14.3% of HL, SNL/ED = 1.45) and slightly blunt anteriorly; dorsal-fin origin at vertical through posterior margin of upper eye; predorsal length short (PDL = 19.7% of HL); eyes unequal in position with anterior margin of upper eye noticeably in advance of anterior margin of lower eye; a well-developed fleshy ridge on posterior part of ocular-side lower jaw; body pigmentation yellowish-green on both sides (Ref. 126065).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lee, M.-Y. and T.A. Munroe, 2021. Unraveling cryptic diversity among shallow-water tonguefishes (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) from the Indo-West Pacific region, with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa 5039(1):1-5.5 (Ref. 126065)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00190 - 0.00797), b=3.17 (3.00 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
