| Family: |
Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes), subfamily: Symphurinae |
| Max. size: |
12.16 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 390 - 815 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: probably endemic to deep waters off the southern Japanese Archipelago. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 111-113; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 95-95; Vertebrae: 59-59. Distinguished from congeners by having 1-2-3 interdigitation pattern (ID) of proximal dorsal pterygiophores and interneural spines; 10 abdominal vertebrae; 14 caudal-fin rays; 105-106 scales in longitudinal series; a pigmented blind side nearly as dark as the ocular surface; and black peritoneum (Ref. 35979). |
| Biology: |
Collected from sand or sand-mud bottom (Ref. 35979). Unpublished maximum depth given at 1040 m (in Ref. 127475). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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