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Symphurus hondoensis Hubbs, 1915 |
| Family: | Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes), subfamily: Symphurinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12.16 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 390 - 815 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: probably endemic to deep waters off the southern Japanese Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 111-113; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 95-95; Vertebrae: 59-59. Distinguished from congeners by having 1-2-3 interdigitation pattern (ID) of proximal dorsal pterygiophores and interneural spines; 10 abdominal vertebrae; 14 caudal-fin rays; 105-106 scales in longitudinal series; a pigmented blind side nearly as dark as the ocular surface; and black peritoneum (Ref. 35979). | |||
| Biology: | Collected from sand or sand-mud bottom (Ref. 35979). Unpublished maximum depth given at 1040 m (in Ref. 127475). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 October 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||