Cynoglossus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Pleuronectiformes Scientific name Cynoglossus Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Cynoglossidae Higher classification Tonguefish

Similar Cynoglossus semilaevis, Tonguefish, Flatfish, Cynoglossus arel, Cynoglossus quadrilineatus

Cynoglossus is a genus of fish in the family Cynoglossidae. Most species are indigenous to the Indo-Pacific region, but they also occur in a few in warmer parts of the East Atlantic. They are commonly found in shallow waters on a muddy or sandy bottom, including estuaries and a few species are restricted to fresh water.

Cynoglossus feldmanni feeding

Species

There are currently 67 recognized species in this genus:

Cynoglossus abbreviatus (J. E. Gray, 1834) (Three-lined tongue sole)

Cynoglossus acaudatus Gilchrist, 1906 (Natal tongue sole)

Cynoglossus acutirostris Norman, 1939 (Sharp-nose tongue sole)

Cynoglossus arel (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Large-scale tongue sole)

Cynoglossus attenuatus Gilchrist, 1904

Cynoglossus brachycephalus Bleeker, 1870

Cynoglossus broadhursti Waite, 1905 (Southern tongue sole)

Cynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949 (Nigerian tongue sole)

Cynoglossus cadenati Chabanaud, 1947 (Ghanaian tongue sole)

Cynoglossus canariensis Steindachner, 1882 (Canary tongue sole)

Cynoglossus capensis (Kaup, 1858) (Sand tongue sole)

Cynoglossus carpenteri Alcock, 1889 (Hooked tongue sole)

Cynoglossus cynoglossus (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Bengal tongue sole)

Cynoglossus dispar F. Day, 1877 (Round-head tongue sole)

Cynoglossus dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1931)

Cynoglossus dubius F. Day, 1873 (Carrot tongue sole)

Cynoglossus durbanensis Regan, 1921 (Durban tongue sole)

Cynoglossus feldmanni (Bleeker, 1854) (River tongue sole)

Cynoglossus gilchristi Regan, 1920 (Ripple-fin tongue sole)

Cynoglossus gracilis Günther, 1873

Cynoglossus heterolepis M. C. W. Weber, 1910 (Freshwater tongue sole)

Cynoglossus interruptus Günther, 1880 (Genko tongue sole)

Cynoglossus itinus (Snyder, 1909)

Cynoglossus joyneri Günther, 1878 (Red tongue sole)

Cynoglossus kapuasensis Fowler, 1905

Cynoglossus kopsii (Bleeker, 1851) (Short-headed tongue sole)

Cynoglossus lachneri Menon, 1977 (Lachner's tongue sole)

Cynoglossus lida (Bleeker, 1851) (Rough-scale tongue sole)

Cynoglossus lighti Norman, 1925

Cynoglossus lineolatus Steindachner, 1867

Cynoglossus lingua F. Hamilton, 1822 (Long tongue sole)

Cynoglossus maccullochi Norman, 1926

Cynoglossus macrolepidotus (Bleeker, 1851)

Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman, 1926 (Big-eyed tongue sole)

Cynoglossus macrostomus Norman, 1928 (Malabar tongue sole)

Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl (de), 1921

Cynoglossus marleyi Regan, 1921

Cynoglossus melampetalus (J. Richardson, 1846)

Cynoglossus microlepis (Bleeker, 1851) (Small-scale tongue sole)

Cynoglossus monodi Chabanaud, 1949 (Guinean tongue sole)

Cynoglossus monopus (Bleeker, 1849)

Cynoglossus nanhaiensis Z. M. Wang, Munroe & X. Y. Kong, 2016 (Nanhai tongue sole)

Cynoglossus nigropinnatus Ochiai, 1963

Cynoglossus ochiaii Yokogawa, Endo & Sakaji, 2008

Cynoglossus ogilbyi Norman, 1926

Cynoglossus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1855)

Cynoglossus pottii Steindachner, 1902

Cynoglossus praecisus Alcock, 1890

Cynoglossus puncticeps (J. Richardson, 1846) (Speckled tongue sole)

Cynoglossus purpureomaculatus Regan, 1905

Cynoglossus quadrilineatus (Bleeker, 1851) (Four-lined tongue sole)

Cynoglossus robustus Günther, 1873

Cynoglossus roulei H. W. Wu, 1932

Cynoglossus sealarki Regan, 1908

Cynoglossus semifasciatus F. Day, 1877 (Bengal tongue sole)

Cynoglossus semilaevis Günther, 1873 (Tongue sole)

Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup, 1858) (Senegalese tongue sole)

Cynoglossus sibogae M. C. W. Weber, 1913

Cynoglossus sinicus H. W. Wu, 1932

Cynoglossus sinusarabici (Chabanaud, 1931)

Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934

Cynoglossus trigrammus Günther, 1862

Cynoglossus trulla (Cantor, 1849) (Macau tongue sole)

Cynoglossus versicolor Alcock, 1890

Cynoglossus waandersii (Bleeker, 1854)

Cynoglossus xiphoideus Günther, 1862

Cynoglossus zanzibarensis Norman, 1939 (Zanzibar tongue sole)

References

Cynoglossus Wikipedia

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Contents

Cynoglossus feldmanni feeding

Species

References