Spotted tongue sole [Symphurus plagiusa]
Description
This species is a marine demersal fish that can be found in the Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to northern South America. It usually lives in shallow coastal waters with sandy or muddy bottoms.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Flatfishes
Pleuronectiformes
|
| Family |
Tongue soles
Cynoglossidae
|
| Genus |
Symphurus
Symphurus
|