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Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr James Wood-Mason (1846–1893) was a British zoologist, lepidopterist and specialist in marine animals and made the first collection of molluscs from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Alcock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 247 - 1046 m (Ref. 26165). Deep-water
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands. Reported from the Philippines (Ref. 11790).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26165)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Alcock, A.W., 1889. Natural history notes from H.M.'s Indian marine survey streamer 'Investigator, '... - No. 10. List of the Pleuronectidae obtained in the Bay of Bengal in 1888 and 1889, with descriptions of new and rare species. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 58(pt. 2, no. 3):279-295. (Ref. 11854)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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