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Cynoglossus
Cynoglossus feldmanni
Cynoglossus monopus
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Cynoglossus

Type species
Cynoglossus lingua
F. Hamilton, 1822
Synonyms

Arelia Kaup, 1858
Areliscus Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Cantoria Kaup, 1858
Cantorusia Whitley, 1940
Cynoglossoides von Bonde, 1922
Dexiourius Chabanaud, 1947
Dollfusichthys Chabanaud, 1931
Icania Kaup, 1858
Notrullus Whitley, 1951
Trulla Kaup, 1858

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.[1]

Species

There are currently 67 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cynoglossus". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wang, Z.-m., Munroe, T.A. & Kong, X.-y. (2016): A new species of tongue sole (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Cynoglossus) from coastal waters of the South China Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 129 (1): 129–143.
  3. ^ Munroe, T.A. & Kong, X.-Y. (2016): Resolving uncertainties regarding the nomenclature and status of the Tongue Soles, Paraplagusia dollfusi Chabanaud, 1931 and ‘‘Cynoglossus (Trulla) dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1937)’’ (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 129 (1): 10-23.
  4. ^ Kottelat, M. (2013): Nomenclature and identity of the tongue soles Paraplagusia bilineata, “Cynoglossus bilineatus” and Paraplagusia blochii (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 61 (2): 763–766.