Symphurus bathyspilus

Symphurus bathyspilus Krabbenhoft & Munroe, 2003

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); bathyspilus: From the Greek bathy meaning deep, in reference to deepwater habitat, and spilos, meaning spot, in reference to the numerous, small, reddish speckles on the blind-side body (Ref. 51120).

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 248 - 500 m (Ref. 51120), usually 335 - 431 m (Ref. 51120). Deep-water

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Western Central Pacific: Philippines and southern Indonesia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 51120)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 91 - 100; Anal soft rays: 78 - 87; Vertebrae: 50 - 54. Characterized by the combination of a predominant 1-2-2 pattern of interdigitation of dorsal pterygiophores and neural spines; 14 caudal-fin rays; 91-100 dorsal-fin rays; 78-87 anal-fin rays; 50-54 vertebrae, a pointed snout, black peritoneum, and distinctive features of its ocular- and blind-side coloration (in alcohol) including ocular-side background coloration uniformly bright (freshly captured) to darker reddish-brown with some specimens having a series of faint, reddish-brown, incomplete crossbands; outer surface of ocular-side opercle yellowish with reddish-brown speckles; dorsal and anal fins darker reddish-brown anteriorly, fading to a pale reddish posteriorly; blind side uniformly yellowish to straw-colored, except proximal pterygiophore regions of dorsal and anal fins with dense covering of reddish-brown speckles; both sides of dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins covered with dense concentrations of small red speckles; speckling especially dense on blind-side body in region around anus and also on both sides of pelvic fin (Ref. 51120).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Appears to feed on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 51120).

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Krabbenhoft, T.J. and T.A. Munroe, 2003. Symphurus bathyspilus: a new cynoglossid flatfish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae) from deepwaters of the Indo-West Pacific. Copeia 2003(4):810-817. (Ref. 51120)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2020

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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