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Cynoglossus kopsii (Bleeker, 1851)

Shortheaded tonguesole
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Maldives country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: BMNH 1901.12.31 (8 cm TL). Also Ref. 5297.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993
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Common names from other countries

Spotted tongue-sole, Kops' tongue sole, Kop's tonguesole, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > 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 Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 24 - 204 m (Ref. 9494).   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Taiwan.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48637)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Eyes contiguous, or nearly so (Ref 9895).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits silty or muddy substrates in coastal waters to about 25 meters depth. Usually deeply burried in the substrate during the day, but out and hunting at night (Ref. 48637).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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. 130435)


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