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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Paraplagusia: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, plagos, plagios = oblique.
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 1 - 25 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 33°N - 32°S, 30°E - 154°E
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to New Guinea and northeastern Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.6 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 94837); common length : 25.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 30573)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 99 - 115; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 72 - 89; Vertèbres: 50. Upper side tan, marbled with dark wavy lines enclosing pale patches; 2 lateral lines on eyed side, none on blind side (Ref. 4418). Caudal vertebrae 36-44; mid-lateral line scales 75-109 (Ref. 9224, 11691).
Found on mud and sand bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 30573). Enters shallow estuarine waters (Ref. 4833) and tidal rivers (Ref. 1479).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25 - 29.2, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2940 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00598 - 0.02651), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).