n = 112
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphurus arabicus | Chabanaud, 1954 | Symphurus arabicus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus arawak | Robins & Randall, 1965 | Symphurus arawak | Cynoglossidae | Caribbean tonguefish |
| Symphurus atramentatus | Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | Symphurus atramentatus | Cynoglossidae | Inkspot tonguefish |
| Symphurus atricauda | (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) | Symphurus atricauda | Cynoglossidae | California tonguefish |
| Symphurus atricaudus | (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) | Symphurus atricauda | Cynoglossidae | California tonguefish |
| Symphurus australis | McCulloch, 1907 | Symphurus australis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus bathyspilus | Krabbenhoft & Munroe, 2003 | Symphurus bathyspilus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus bergi | Thompson, 1916 | Symphurus jenynsi | Cynoglossidae | Jenyn's tonguefish |
| Symphurus billykrietei | Munroe, 1998 | Symphurus billykrietei | Cynoglossidae | Kriete's tonguefish |
| Symphurus brachycephalus | Lee & Munroe, 2021 | Symphurus brachycephalus | Cynoglossidae | Short-headed tonguefish |
| Symphurus callopterus | Munroe & Mahadeva, 1989 | Symphurus callopterus | Cynoglossidae | Chocolate tonguefish |
| Symphurus caribbeanus | Munroe, 1991 | Symphurus caribbeanus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus chabanaudi | Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 | Symphurus chabanaudi | Cynoglossidae | Chabanaud's tonguefish |
| Symphurus civitatium | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus civitatum | Cynoglossidae | Offshore tonguefish |
| Symphurus civitatum | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus civitatum | Cynoglossidae | Offshore tonguefish |
| Symphurus civitatus | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus civitatum | Cynoglossidae | Offshore tonguefish |
| Symphurus diabolicus | Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 | Symphurus diabolicus | Cynoglossidae | Devil's tonguefish |
| Symphurus diomedanus | (Goode & Bean, 1885) | Symphurus diomedeanus | Cynoglossidae | Spottedfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus diomedeanus | (Goode & Bean, 1885) | Symphurus diomedeanus | Cynoglossidae | Spottedfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus diomedianus | (Goode & Bean, 1885) | Symphurus diomedeanus | Cynoglossidae | Spottedfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus elongatus | (Günther, 1868) | Symphurus elongatus | Cynoglossidae | Elongate tonguefish |
| Symphurus fallax | Chabanaud, 1957 | Symphurus fallax | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus fasciolaris | Gilbert, 1892 | Symphurus fasciolaris | Cynoglossidae | Banded tongue-fish |
| Symphurus fuscus | Brauer, 1906 | Symphurus fuscus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus gilesi | (Alcock, 1889) | Symphurus gilesii | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus gilesii | (Alcock, 1889) | Symphurus gilesii | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus ginsburgi | Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976 | Symphurus ginsburgi | Cynoglossidae | Ginsburg's tonguefish |
| Symphurus gorgonae | Chabanaud, 1948 | Symphurus gorgonae | Cynoglossidae | Gorgonian tonguefish |
| Symphurus hernandezi | Saavedra-Díaz, Munroe & Acero P., 2003 | Symphurus hernandezi | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus holothuriae | Chabanaud, 1948 | Symphurus holothuriae | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus hondoensis | Hubbs, 1915 | Symphurus hondoensis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus hongae | Lee & Munroe, 2021 | Symphurus hongae | Cynoglossidae | Hong’s tonguefish |
| Symphurus insularis | Munroe, Brito & Hernández, 2000 | Symphurus insularis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus jenynsi | Evermann & Kendall, 1906 | Symphurus jenynsi | Cynoglossidae | Jenyn's tonguefish |
| Symphurus kyaropterygium | Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976 | Symphurus kyaropterygium | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus leei | Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | Symphurus leeorum | Cynoglossidae | Lee's tonguefish |
| Symphurus leeorum | Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | Symphurus leeorum | Cynoglossidae | Lee's tonguefish |
| Symphurus leptosomus | Lee & Munroe, 2021 | Symphurus leptosomus | Cynoglossidae | Slender tonguefish |
| Symphurus leucochilus | Lee, Munroe & Shao, 2014 | Symphurus leucochilus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus ligulatus | (Cocco, 1844) | Symphurus ligulatus | Cynoglossidae | Elongate tonguesole |
| Symphurus longirostris | Lee, Munroe & Kai, 2016 | Symphurus longirostris | Cynoglossidae | Long-snout tonguefish |
| Symphurus lubbocki | Munroe, 1990 | Symphurus lubbocki | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus luzonensis | Chabanaud, 1955 | Symphurus luzonensis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus macrophthalmus | Norman, 1939 | Symphurus macrophthalmus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus maculopinnis | Munroe, Tyler & Tunnicliffe, 2011 | Symphurus maculopinnis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus maldivensis | Chabanaud, 1955 | Symphurus maldivensis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus marginatus | (Goode & Bean, 1886) | Symphurus marginatus | Cynoglossidae | Margined tonguefish |
| Symphurus marmoratus | Fowler, 1934 | Symphurus marmoratus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus megasomus | Lee, Chen & Shao, 2009 | Symphurus megasomus | Cynoglossidae | Giant tonguefish |
| Symphurus melanurus | Clark, 1936 | Symphurus melanurus | Cynoglossidae | Drab tonguefish |
| Symphurus melasmatotheca | Munroe & Nizinski, 1990 | Symphurus melasmatotheca | Cynoglossidae | Blackstripe tonguefish |
| Symphurus meridionalis | de Lema & de Oliveira, 1977 | Symphurus jenynsi | Cynoglossidae | Jenyn's tonguefish |
| Symphurus microlepis | Garman, 1899 | Symphurus microlepis | Cynoglossidae | Smallfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus microrhynchus | (Weber, 1913) | Symphurus microrhynchus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus minor | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus minor | Cynoglossidae | Largescale tonguefish |
| Symphurus monostigmus | Munroe, 2006 | Symphurus monostigmus | Cynoglossidae | Spotbelly tonguefish |
| Symphurus multimaculatus | Lee, Munroe & Chen, 2009 | Symphurus multimaculatus | Cynoglossidae | Pepperdot tonguefish |
| Symphurus nebulosus | (Goode & Bean, 1883) | Symphurus nebulosus | Cynoglossidae | Freckled tonguefish |
| Symphurus nigrescens | Rafinesque, 1810 | Symphurus nigrescens | Cynoglossidae | Tonguesole |
| Symphurus normani | Chabanaud, 1950 | Symphurus normani | Cynoglossidae | Norman's tonguesole |
| Symphurus novemfasciatus | Shen & Lin, 1984 | Symphurus novemfasciatus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus ocellaris | Munroe & Robertson, 2005 | Symphurus ocellaris | Cynoglossidae | Ringtail tonguefish |
| Symphurus ocellatus | von Bonde, 1922 | Symphurus ocellatus | Cynoglossidae | Double-spot tonguesole |
| Symphurus oculellus | Munroe, 1991 | Symphurus oculellus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus oligomerus | Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 | Symphurus oligomerus | Cynoglossidae | Spotfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus ommaspilus | Böhlke, 1961 | Symphurus ommaspilus | Cynoglossidae | Ocellated tonguefish |
| Symphurus ommospilus | Böhlke, 1961 | Symphurus ommaspilus | Cynoglossidae | Ocellated tonguefish |
| Symphurus orientalis | (Bleeker, 1879) | Symphurus orientalis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus oxyrhynchus | Lee, 2022 | Symphurus oxyrhynchus | Cynoglossidae | Sharpnose tonguefish |
| Symphurus paitensis | Hildebrand, 1946 | Symphurus williamsi | Cynoglossidae | William's tonguefish |
| Symphurus parvus | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus parvus | Cynoglossidae | Pygmy tonguefish |
| Symphurus pelicanus | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus pelicanus | Cynoglossidae | Longtail tonguefish |
| Symphurus piger | (Goode & Bean, 1886) | Symphurus piger | Cynoglossidae | Deepwater tonguefish |
| Symphurus plagiusa | (Linnaeus, 1766) | Symphurus plagiusa | Cynoglossidae | Blackcheek tonguefish |
| Symphurus plagusia | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Symphurus plagusia | Cynoglossidae | Duskycheek tonguefish |
| Symphurus plagusia tessellata | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Symphurus tessellatus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus polylepis | Lee & Munroe, 2021 | Symphurus polylepis | Cynoglossidae | Small-scale tonguefish |
| Symphurus prolatinaris | Munroe, Nizinski & Mahadeva, 1991 | Symphurus prolatinaris | Cynoglossidae | Halfstriped tonguefish |
| Symphurus pterospilotus | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus diomedeanus | Cynoglossidae | Spottedfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus pusillus | (Goode & Bean, 1885) | Symphurus pusillus | Cynoglossidae | Northern tonguefish |
| Symphurus regani | Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 | Symphurus regani | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus reticulatus | Munroe, 1990 | Symphurus reticulatus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus rhytisma | Böhlke, 1961 | Symphurus rhytisma | Cynoglossidae | Patchtail tonguefish |
| Symphurus robustus | Lee & Munroe, 2021 | Symphurus robustus | Cynoglossidae | Robust tonguefish |
| Symphurus sayademalhensis | Chabanaud, 1955 | Symphurus sayademalhensis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus schultzi | Chabanaud, 1955 | Symphurus schultzi | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus sechurae | Hildebrand, 1946 | Symphurus melanurus | Cynoglossidae | Drab tonguefish |
| Symphurus septemstriatus | (Alcock, 1891) | Symphurus septemstriatus | Cynoglossidae | Sevenband tonguesole |
| Symphurus seychellensis | Chabanaud, 1955 | Symphurus melanurus | Cynoglossidae | Drab tonguefish |
| Symphurus sp. | Not applicable | Symphurus oligomerus | Cynoglossidae | Spotfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus sp. | Not applicable | Symphurus lubbocki | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus sp. C | Not applicable | Symphurus billykrietei | Cynoglossidae | Kriete's tonguefish |
| Symphurus sp. C | Not applicable | Symphurus stigmosus | Cynoglossidae | Blotchfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus stigmosus | Munroe, 1998 | Symphurus stigmosus | Cynoglossidae | Blotchfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus strictus | Gilbert, 1905 | Symphurus strictus | Cynoglossidae | Blackbelly tonguesole |
| Symphurus strictus australis | McCulloch, 1907 | Symphurus australis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus strictus hondoensis | Hubbs, 1915 | Symphurus hondoensis | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus sumptuosus | Chabanaud, 1948 | Symphurus diomedeanus | Cynoglossidae | Spottedfin tonguefish |
| Symphurus tessellatus | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Symphurus tessellatus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus thermophilus | Munroe & Hashimoto, 2008 | Symphurus thermophilus | Cynoglossidae | Western Pacific tonguefish |
| Symphurus trewavasae | Chabanaud, 1948 | Symphurus trewavasae | Cynoglossidae | Trewavas' tonguefish |
| Symphurus trifasciatus | (Alcock, 1894) | Symphurus trifasciatus | Cynoglossidae | Threeband tonguesole |
| Symphurus undatus | Gilbert, 1905 | Symphurus undatus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus undecimplerus | Munroe & Nizinski, 1990 | Symphurus undecimplerus | Cynoglossidae | Dark cheek tongue |
| Symphurus urospilus | Ginsburg, 1951 | Symphurus urospilus | Cynoglossidae | Spottail tonguefish |
| Symphurus vanmellae | Chabanaud, 1952 | Symphurus vanmelleae | Cynoglossidae | Vanmelle’s tonguefish |
| Symphurus vanmelleae | Chabanaud, 1952 | Symphurus vanmelleae | Cynoglossidae | Vanmelle’s tonguefish |
| Symphurus variegatus | (Gilchrist, 1903) | Symphurus variegatus | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus varius | Garman, 1899 | Symphurus varius | Cynoglossidae | Mottled tonguefish |
| Symphurus vittatus | Weber, 1907 | Paraplagusia guttata | Cynoglossidae | |
| Symphurus williamsi | Jordan & Culver, 1895 | Symphurus williamsi | Cynoglossidae | William's tonguefish |
| Symphurus woodmasoni | (Alcock, 1889) | Symphurus woodmasoni | Cynoglossidae |