So Many Tongues in the Estuary!

A blackcheek tonguefish caught during a recent EFMC trawl

I might say this about several species we encounter during our sampling trips, but I can’t think of a fish that gets more chuckles (and perhaps a few raised eyebrows) from first time viewers than the aptly named, blackcheek tonguefish (Symphurus plagiusa). Tonguefish belong to a group of relatively small left-eyed flatfish that have elongated […]