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Symphurus melasmatotheca Munroe & Nizinski, 1990

Blackstripe tonguefish
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Costa Rica country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: SIO 73-283 (Ref. 10739).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Munroe, T.A., F. Krupp and M. Schneider, 1995
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Common names from other countries

Darkbelly tonguefish, Lengua tripa negra, Lengua de tripa negra, ... more

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);  melasmatotheca: From the Greek word melasma, a black spot, and theke meaning a case or covering, referring to the black peritoneum; the epithet treated as a noun in apposition (Ref. 10739).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 111 m (Ref. 9294), usually 15 - 60 m (Ref. 9294).   Tropical; 24°N - 6°N

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