Munroe: Western Atlantic tonguefishes of the Symphurus plagusia complex 



253 



UJ 

 I 



o 



o 



LU 

 CQ 



2 



I Immature ¥ 



I . i Mature ¥ 



S. plagusia 



N=24 



S. civitatium 



N=86 



S caribbeanus 



N=44 



S tessellatus 



N=t55 



20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 



SIZE {mm) 



S- tessellatus 

  S plagusia 



Figure 2 



Frequency histogram of size distributions (standard 

 length) and relative sizes at sexual maturity for 

 females of five western Atlantic species of the Sym- 

 phurus plagusia complex. Mature females were 

 those with fully elongate ovaries. Immature females 

 were those with non-elongate or only partially 

 elongate ovaries. 



Figure 3 



Geographic distributions of Sym- 

 phurus plagusia and 5. tessellatus 

 based on material examined. 



