Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Spottedfin Tonguefish
Symphurus diomedeanus
Spottedfin Tonguefish
Category: Tonguefishes
Scientific Name: Symphurus diomedeanus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 1-900 ft. (0-274 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Pleuronectiformes (Order) Flatfishes
     └Cynoglossidae (Family) Tonguefishes
      └Symphurus (Genus)
       └S. diomedeanus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159358🔗
iNaturalist ID: 452413🔗

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