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Symphurus
Rafinesque, 1810
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Suborder
Family
Genus
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Chordata
Osteichthyes
Neopterygii
Pleuronectiformes
Pleuronectoidei
Cynoglossidae
Symphurus
ICZN
Name Authority:
muse migration
Occurs in brackish , freshwater , marine habitats.
Common Name(s):
straightmouth tonguefishes
Related Publications:
Munroe 1992
Cited MCZ Specimens:
MCZ:Ich:27968
Additional Material p. 399 in
Munroe 1992
Synonymns and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Included Species (28)
Included Species:
Symphurus atramentatus
Jordan & Bollman, 1889
Symphurus atricauda
(Jordan and Gilbert, 1880)
Symphurus atricaudus
(Jordan and Gilbert, 1880)
Symphurus attricaudus
Symphurus billykrietei
Munroe, 1998
Symphurus billykrieti
Symphurus caribbeanus
Munroe, 1991
Symphurus diomedeanus
(Goode and Bean, 1885)
Symphurus elongatus
(Günther, 1868)
Symphurus jenynsi
Symphurus lactea
Symphurus leei
Jordan & Bollman, 1890
Symphurus marginatus
(Goode and Bean, 1886)
Symphurus microlepis
Garman, 1899:230
Symphurus minor
Ginsburg, 1951
Symphurus nebulosus
(Goode and Bean, 1883)
Symphurus nigrescens
Rafinesque, 1810
Symphurus oligomerus
Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990
Symphurus parvus
Ginsburg, 1951
Symphurus piger
(Goode and Bean, 1886)
Symphurus plagiusa
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Symphurus plagusia
(Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Symphurus pusillus
Goode & Bean 1885
Symphurus stigmosus
Munroe, 1998
Symphurus tessellatus
(Quoy and Gaimard)
Symphurus urospilus
Ginsburg, 1951
Symphurus vanmellae
Chabanaud 1952
Symphurus varius
Garman, 1899:228
Media:
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MCZ:Ich:168817
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Ich:168817
image (image/jpeg)
MCZ:Ich:168817
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