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Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173061

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Aphoristia Kaup, 1858
		Plagusia Bonaparte, 1833
		Eupnoea Gistel, 1848
		Bibronia Cocco, 1844
		Euporista Gistel, 1848
		Plagusia Cuvier, 1816
		Glossichthys Gill, 1861
		Ammopleurops Günther, 1862
		Odontolepis Fischer, 1813
		Symphurus (Acedia) Jordan in Jordan & Goss, 1889
	Common Name(s):	straightmouth tonguefishes [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2015

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Pleuronectiformes – flatfishes, flounders, soles, limandes, plies, poissons plats
	Suborder	Pleuronectoidei
	Family	Cynoglossidae – tongue soles, tonguefishes, lenguas, soles-langues
	Subfamily	Symphurinae
	Genus	Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810 – straightmouth tonguefishes
		Direct Children:
	Species	Symphurus arabicus Chabanaud, 1954
	Species	Symphurus arawak Robins & Randall, 1965 – Caribbean tonguefish, lengua caribeña, Caribbean Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus atramentatus Jordan & Bollman, 1890 – halfspotted tonguefish, lengua mediomanchada, Halfspotted Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus atricaudus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) – lengua californiana, California tonguefish, California Tonguefish, sole californien
	Species	Symphurus australis McCulloch, 1907
	Species	Symphurus bathyspilus Krabbenhoft & Munroe, 2003
	Species	Symphurus billykrietei Munroe, 1998 – chocolatebanded tonguefish, lengua boba, Kriete's tonguefish, Chocolatebanded Tonguefish, sole de Kriete
	Species	Symphurus callopterus Munroe & Mahadeva, 1989 – chocolate tonguefish, lengua chocolate, Chocolate Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus caribbeanus Munroe, 1991
	Species	Symphurus chabanaudi Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 – darkcheek tonguefish, lengua cachete prieto, Darkcheek Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus civitatium Ginsburg, 1951 – lengua gatita, offshore tonguefish, Offshore Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus diabolicus Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990
	Species	Symphurus diomedeanus (Goode & Bean, 1885) – lengua de vaca, lengua filonegro, spottedfin tonguefish, sole tachetée, Spottedfin Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus elongatus (Günther, 1868) – elongate tonguefish, lengua esbelta, Elongate Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus fallax Chabanaud, 1957
	Species	Symphurus fasciolaris Gilbert, 1892 – banded tonguefish, lengua listada, Banded Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus fuscus Brauer, 1906
	Species	Symphurus gilesii (Alcock, 1889)
	Species	Symphurus ginsburgi Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976
	Species	Symphurus gorgonae Chabanaud, 1948 – dwarf tonguefish, lengua enana, Dwarf Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus hernandezi Saavedra-Díaz, Munroe & Acero P., 2003
	Species	Symphurus hondoensis Hubbs, 1915
	Species	Symphurus insularis Munroe, Brito & Hernández, 2000
	Species	Symphurus jenynsi Evermann & Kendall, 1906
	Species	Symphurus kyaropterygium Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976
	Species	Symphurus leei Jordan & Bollman, 1890 – blacktail tonguefish, lengua colinegra, Blacktail Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus leucochilus Lee, Munroe & Shao, 2014
	Species	Symphurus ligulatus (Cocco, 1844)
	Species	Symphurus lubbocki Munroe, 1990
	Species	Symphurus luzonensis Chabanaud, 1955
	Species	Symphurus macrophthalmus Norman, 1939
	Species	Symphurus maculopinnis Munroe, Tyler & Tunnicliffe, 2011
	Species	Symphurus maldivensis Chabanaud, 1955
	Species	Symphurus marginatus (Goode & Bean, 1886) – margined tonguefish, marginated tonguefish, slender tonguefish, Margined Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus marmoratus Fowler, 1934
	Species	Symphurus megasomus Lee, Chen & Shao, 2009
	Species	Symphurus melanurus Clark, 1936 – drab tonguefish, lengua lucia, Drab Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus melasmatotheca Munroe & Nizinski, 1990 – darkbelly tonguefish, lengua tripa negra, Darkbelly Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus microlepis Garman, 1899
	Species	Symphurus microrhynchus (Weber, 1913)
	Species	Symphurus minor Ginsburg, 1951 – largescale tonguefish, Largescale Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus monostigmus Munroe, 2006
	Species	Symphurus multimaculatus Lee, Munroe & Chen, 2009
	Species	Symphurus nebulosus (Goode & Bean, 1883) – freckled tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810
	Species	Symphurus normani Chabanaud, 1950
	Species	Symphurus ocellaris Munroe & Robertson, 2005
	Species	Symphurus ocellatus von Bonde, 1922
	Species	Symphurus oculellus Munroe, 1991
	Species	Symphurus oligomerus Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 – lengua coliblanca, whitetail tonguefish, Whitetail Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus ommaspilus Böhlke, 1961 – ocellated tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus orientalis (Bleeker, 1879)
	Species	Symphurus parvus Ginsburg, 1951 – pygmy tonguefish, lengua pigmea, Pygmy Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus pelicanus Ginsburg, 1951 – longtail tonguefish, lengua colilarga, Longtail Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus piger (Goode & Bean, 1886) – deepwater tonguefish, lengua de vaca perezosa, lengua perezosa, Deepwater Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766) – blackcheek tonguefish, lengua de vaca gris, lengua gris, Blackcheek Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus plagusia (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) – duskycheek tonguefish, lengua de vaca parda
	Species	Symphurus prolatinaris Munroe, Nizinski & Mahadeva, 1991 – halfstriped tonguefish, lengua narigona, Halfstriped Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus pusillus (Goode & Bean, 1885) – northern tonguefish, Northern Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus regani Weber & de Beaufort, 1929
	Species	Symphurus reticulatus Munroe, 1990
	Species	Symphurus rhytisma Böhlke, 1961 – patchtail tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus sayademalhensis Chabanaud, 1955
	Species	Symphurus schultzi Chabanaud, 1955
	Species	Symphurus septemstriatus (Alcock, 1891) – sevenband tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus stigmosus Munroe, 1998 – blotchfin tonguefish, Blotchfin Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus strictus Gilbert, 1905
	Species	Symphurus tessellatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
	Species	Symphurus thermophilus Munroe & Hashimoto, 2008
	Species	Symphurus trewavasae Chabanaud, 1948
	Species	Symphurus trifasciatus (Alcock, 1894) – threeband tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus undatus Gilbert, 1905
	Species	Symphurus undecimplerus Munroe & Nizinski, 1990 – imitator tonguefish, lengua imitador, Imitator Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus urospilus Ginsburg, 1951 – spottail tonguefish, lengua de vaca colipunteada, lengua colipunteada, Spottail Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus vanmelleae Chabanaud, 1952
	Species	Symphurus variegatus (Gilchrist, 1903)
	Species	Symphurus varius Garman, 1899
	Species	Symphurus williamsi Jordan & Culver in Jordan, 1895 – lengua amarillenta, yellow tonguefish, Yellow Tonguefish
	Species	Symphurus woodmasoni (Alcock, 1889)

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Wayne C. Starnes
	Notes:	Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
	Reference for:	Symphurus

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014, website (version 31-Oct-14)
	Acquired:	2014
	Notes:	Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
	Reference for:	Symphurus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Symphurus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Symphurus

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