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Blackcheek Tonguefish
James-LaFontaine, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Blackcheek Tonguefish

Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlackcheek Tonguefish
Dutch—
SpanishLengua gris
Chinese黑颊无线鳎
Scientific nameSymphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The Blackcheek Tonguefish (Symphurus plagiusa) is a species of the family Cynoglossidae. It has been recorded in Suriname once (GBIF), in 1972. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilyCynoglossidae
GenusSymphurus

Related species in Suriname