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Cynoglossus lida (Bleeker, 1851)

Roughscale tonguesole
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South Africa country information

Common names: Roughscale tonguefish, Ruweskub-tongvis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Natal.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
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Common names from other countries

Shoulder spot tongue, Shoulder-spot tongue-sole, 利达舌鳎, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 15°N - 35°S

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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Pakistan and India to the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 17.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5297)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99 - 108; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 77 - 86. Upper side of body brown with black specks; fins dusky; eyed side with 2 lateral lines, none on blind side (Ref. 4418). Rostral hook comparatively long, extending at least to vertical through middle of fixed eye (Ref 9895).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sand and silt bottoms in 3-30 m, sometimes near reefs (Ref. 90102).

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 November 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.2 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 1732 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00318 - 0.00476), b=3.07 (3.02 - 3.12), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.