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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); diomedeanus: Named for the Greek hero in the Trojan Was, Diomedes.
Eponymy: Diomedes was a Greek hero in the Trojan War. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 6 - 263 m (Ref. 5951), usually 21 - 80 m (Ref. 26268). Subtropical; 36°N - 40°S, 98°W - 35°W (Ref. 26268)
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, inner continental shelf of South America to about Isla de Flores, Uruguay.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35237); common length : 18.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3716)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 90 - 92; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 73 - 77.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Does not usually occur in shallow coastal or estuarine waters (Ref. 26268). Found on muddy bottoms. Feeds mainly on various benthic invertebrates particularly crabs and polychaete worms (Ref. 35237).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 19.7 - 27.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 270 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00490 - 0.01347), b=3.10 (2.95 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 45.3 [16.1, 119.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.626 [0.277, 1.200] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.072, 0.304] g/100g; Selenium = 21.2 [9.7, 48.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.3 [7.2, 163.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.756 [0.455, 1.169] mg/100g (wet weight);