© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Symphurus ocellaris IDnature guide SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. FishBase 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Symphurus ocellaris 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features body - no bars or spots tail - large ocellus Dorsal rays 96-97; anal rays 80-81; tail with 12 rays; scales in longitudinal series 85-86. Body pale grey-brown, without cross-bars or spots; peritoneum unpigmented; scales on eye-side with dark rear edges; dorsal and anal fins with alternating groups of dark and light rays, dark rays becoming darker towards rear of body; top lip on eye-side blackish; tail fin with a large, elongate black, white-ringed ocellus. Size: grows to at least 8 cm. Inhabits flat sand bottoms. Depth: 7-24 m. Known only from 2 specimens collected in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama. Attributes Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 24 m. Depth Range Min: 7 m. Diet: mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs). Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=9; Southern limit=8; Western limit=-82; Eastern limit=-82; Latitudinal range=1; Longitudinal range=1. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: East Pacific endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; All species. Habitat: Soft bottom only; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove). Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 8 cm. Regional Endemism: TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; Continent only; Continent; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Munro, T.A., Robertson, D.R., 2005., Symphurus ocellaris, a new shallow-water symphurine tonguefish collected off Pacific Panama (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae)., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 118:576-581. 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=ocellaris ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=ocellaris http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=ocellaris ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=ocellaris https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Symphurus&speciesname=ocellaris ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Symphurus-ocellaris.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 ocellaris Munroe & Robertson , 2005 Ringtail 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 ocellaris   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Cynoglossidae. 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 ) ;   ocellaris: Name from Latin meaning eyes, refers to the distinct ocellated spot on the caudal fin. . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 7 - 20 m (Ref. 75618 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Central Pacific: Panama. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75618 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal soft rays (total): 96-97; Anal soft rays : 80 - 81; Vertebrae : 51. This species is distinguished from its congeners by these characters: a 1-3-4 pattern of interdigitation of dorsal-fin pterygiophores and neural spines; caudal-fin rays 12; presence of an ocellated spot on the caudal fin in both sexes; total vertebrae 51, dorsal-fin rays 96-97, anal-fin rays 80-81; longitudinal scale rows 85-86; a pupillary operculum; non-pigmented peritoneum, uniformly pigmented blind side, and ocular-side background coloration without prominent dark spots or conspicuous crossbands (Ref. 75618 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Munroe, T.A. and D.R. Robertson , 2005. Symphurus ocellaris , a new shallow-water symphurine tonguefish collected off Pacific Panama (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 118(8):576-581. (Ref. 75618 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 21 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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