Benin country information

Common names: Afokpakpa, Gnalin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Main Ref: Pliya, J., 1980
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Common names from other countries

Sole-langue sénégalaise, Lengua del Senegal, سمك موسى-لِسان سِنِغالي, ... more

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> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kaup.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 10 - 110 m (Ref. 2683). Tropical; 22°N - 18°S, 18°W - 14°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola (Ref. 81291, 81682).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 81682); common length : 25.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2683)

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Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 119-125; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 93 - 99. Diagnosis: body flat and elongate; snout broadly rounded, its rostral hook rather short, extending to level of anterior nostril; angle of mouth extending backwards beyond level of lower eye (Ref. 81291). Eyes small and placed on left side of head and, unusual for cynoglossids, eyes well separated from each other, separated by wide interorbital space (Ref. 81291, 81682). Ctenoid scales on eyed side and cycloid scales on blind side; 12 caudal fin rays (Ref. 81291, 81682). 2, sometimes 3, lateral lines on eyed side and a single one on blind side (Ref. 81682). 89 (Ref. 81682) - 138 tubular (Ref. 81291) mid-lateral line scales. Generally 17-18, exceptionally 16 or 19, transversal scales between mid-lateral line and margino-dorsal lateral line (Ref. 81291, 81682). Colouration: eyed side more or less uniformly brown, with greenish reflections in life; opercular region often blackish; blind side whitish (Ref. 81291, 81682). Sometimes black spot present at bases of posterior anal and dorsal fin rays; fins often spotted (Ref. 81682).

Found on sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters (Ref. 2683, 81682), including estuaries and fresh water lagoons (Ref. 81291). Feeds on (lamelibranch) mollusks, shrimps, crabs and fish (Ref. 28587, 81682). Sold as frozen filet under the name 'filets de sole' (Ref. 5377).

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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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Quasi-menacé (NT) ; Date assessed: 15 May 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

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Pêcheries: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 19.2 - 27.9, mean 25.7 (based on 88 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00202 - 0.00858), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.58 se; based on food items.

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (K=0.10).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (64 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup, 1858)