Pointed tongue sole [Symphurus atramentatus]
Description
This species is a marine demersal fish found in the Western Central Pacific: from Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines. It is most commonly found in sandy or muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Flatfishes
Pleuronectiformes
|
| Family |
Tongue soles
Cynoglossidae
|
| Genus |
Symphurus
Symphurus
|