Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 75 m (Ref. 5217), usually 0 - 10 m (Ref. 26268). Tropical; 25°N - 30°S, 87°W - 30°W (Ref. 26268)
Western Atlantic: Puerto Rico, Cuba and Hispaniola but unknown from the Bahamas. Continental margin of Central America (Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) to South America (Colombia, Guyana, suriname, Tobago and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35237); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 51.30 g (Ref. 118626)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 89 - 99; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 75 - 84.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
A shallow water species (1-51 m) (Ref. 26268), found over mud or sand bottoms (Ref. 5217) where it feeds on small benthic invertebrates likes annelids and crustaceans. Normally found along sand banks near the mouth of rivers (Ref. 35237).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Munroe, T.A., 1998. Systematics and ecology of tonguefishes of the genus Symphurus (Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes) from the western Atlantic Ocean. Fish. Bull. 96(1):1-182. (Ref. 26268)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25.8 - 28.1, mean 27.5 °C (based on 680 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00418 - 0.00953), b=3.08 (2.96 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 205 [96, 352] mg/100g; Iron = 1.13 [0.57, 2.01] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.9, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.149 [0.074, 0.293] g/100g; Selenium = 54.3 [26.2, 110.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.7 [4.3, 42.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.3 [0.9, 1.9] mg/100g (wet weight);