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FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features incomplete indistinct bars dorsal fin and a: scattered single dark rays black blotch over gut blind side: dark dots at bases dorsal and anal finsrays Body elongate, pointed at tail end, highly compressed; eyes small, close together, on left side, without covers over pupils; snout rounded; mouth small, arched (strongly on blind side), at front or a little under snout; preopercle covered with skin; dorsal origin ~above upper eye, 80-89 dorsal rays; 63-74 anal rays; 12 tail rays; no pectoral; only left pelvic present, separate from anal; dorsal and anal fused to tail; scales rough, on both sides; no lateral line. Top side yellowish-brown to dark brown; a series of incomplete diffuse cross bars, strongest at body edges; dark blotch behind operculum; dorsal and anal fins with single dark rays alternating with several clear rays; black dot at base of each dorsal and anal fin rays on blind side; lining of gut cavity black, visible trough body wall. Size: 9 cm. Habitat: sand and mud bottoms. Depth: 20-120 m. Gulf of California to Ecuador. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 120 m. Depth Range Min: 20 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; mobile benthic worms. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=31; Southern limit=-3; Western limit=-113; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=34; Longitudinal range=35. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Mud; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only; Sand & gravel. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 9 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent only; Continent; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Bussing , W. A. and Lopez, M. I., 1994., Demersal and pelagic inshore fishes of the Pacific coast of lower central America. An illustrated guide., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 1994:1-164. Chabanaud, P., 1948., Description de quatre espèces inédites du genre Symphurus., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat, 20:508-511. Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200. Love, M.S., Mecklenburg, C.W., Mecklenburg, T.A., Thorsteinson, L.K., 2005., es of the West Coast and Alaska: a checklist of North Pacific and Artic Ocena species from Baja California to the Alaska-Yukon border., U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, 288pp. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=gorgonae ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=gorgonae http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=gorgonae ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=gorgonae https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=gorgonae ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Symphurus-gorgonae.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Symphurus Species in    Cynoglossidae - Classification - Symphurinae Cynoglossidae Pleuronectiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Symphurus gorgonae Chabanaud , 1948 Gorgonian tonguefish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Symphurus gorgonae   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Symphurus gorgonae Picture by Robertson, R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Chabanaud . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 21 - 120 m (Ref. 9294 ), usually 40 - 120 m (Ref. 9294 ). Tropical; 32°N - 2°N Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9294 ); common length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9294 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 80-89; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 63 - 74; Vertebrae : 46 - 49 Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Probably taken as bycatch in trawl fisheries (Ref. 9294 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Munroe, T.A., F. Krupp and M. Schneider , 1995. Cynoglossidae. Lenguas, lenguetas. p. 1039-1059. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9294 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 30 October 2020 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00647 - 0.03228), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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