Guinean Tonguefish [Syacium guineense]
Description
A species found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa. It prefers sandy and muddy bottoms in shallow coastal waters. It has a flat, diamond-shaped body with a maximum length of 20cm.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Flatfishes
Pleuronectiformes
|
| Family |
Lefteye flounders
Bothidae
|
| Genus |
Syacium
Syacium
|