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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 15°N - 35°S
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Pakistan and India to the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 17.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5297)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 99-108;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 77 - 86. Upper side of body brown with black specks; fins dusky; eyed side with 2 lateral lines, none on blind side (Ref. 4418). Rostral hook comparatively long, extending at least to vertical through middle of fixed eye (Ref 9895).
Inhabits sand and silt bottoms in 3-30 m, sometimes near reefs (Ref. 90102).
Menon, A.G.K., 1977. A systematic monograph of the tongue soles of the genus Cynoglossus Hamilton-Buchanan (Pisces: Cynoglossidae). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (238):1-129. (Ref. 5297)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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