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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 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.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 35237); common length : 18.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3716)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 90 - 92; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 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).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: de interesse potencial
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 19.7 - 27.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 270 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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Nutrientes (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);