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Deepwater Tonguefish
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Deepwater Tonguefish

Symphurus piger (Goode & Bean, 1886)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDeepwater Tonguefish
Dutch—
SpanishLengua perezosa
Chinese深水无线鳎
Scientific nameSymphurus piger (Goode & Bean, 1886)

About this species

The Deepwater Tonguefish (Symphurus piger) is a species of the family Cynoglossidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 4 times (GBIF), between 1957 and 1980. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilyCynoglossidae
GenusSymphurus

Related species in Suriname