Slender tongue sole [Symphurus tessellatus]
Description
This species is a marine demersal fish that is widely distributed in the Atlantic Ocean. It can be found from Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America. It prefers to live in sandy or muddy bottoms.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Flatfishes
Pleuronectiformes
|
| Family |
Tongue soles
Cynoglossidae
|
| Genus |
Symphurus
Symphurus
|