| Nombre común | Spottail tonguefish |
| Lengua | English |
| Tipo | AFS |
| Nombre comercial oficial | No |
| Fila | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| País | United States (contiguous states) |
| Localidad | |
| Referencia | Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004 |
| Estadio de desarrollo | juveniles and adults |
| Sexo | females and males |
| Base | inanimate object |
| Primer modificador | color pattern(s) |
| Segundo modificador | |
| Observaciones | Tonguefishes are tongue-shaped flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the body (Ref. 5288). Also Ref. 276. |