Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810
- Name authority
- Rafinesque, 1810
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Cynoglossidae
- Genus
- Symphurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyCynoglossidae Jordan, 1888
- subfamilySymphurinae Ochiai, 1963
- genusSymphurus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesSymphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Symphurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean tonguefishSymphurus arawak Robins & Randall, 1965 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphurus atricauda (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphurus bathyspilus Krabbenhoft & Munroe, 2003 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kriete's tonguefishSymphurus billykrietei Munroe, 1998 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| darkcheek tonguefishSymphurus chabanaudi Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphurus civitatum Ginsburg, 1951 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| daubed tonguefishSymphurus diomedeanus (Goode & Bean, 1885) | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded tonguefishSymphurus fasciolaris Gilbert, 1892 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphurus fuscus Brauer, 1906 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphurus gilesii (Alcock, 1889) | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphurus ginsburgi Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Symphurus jenynsi Evermann & Kendall, 1906 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Plagusia lactea Bonaparte, 1833 Bonaparte, 1833 | synonym |
| Ammopleurops lacteus (Bonaparte, 1833) (Bonaparte, 1833) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Indice d’ittiologia siciliana ossia catalogo metodico dei nomi latini : italiani, e siciliani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale eseguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione di alcuni nuovi pesci siciliani. Ill Opuscolo del signore C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6893 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53PSV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.