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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre bentopelágico; no migratorio. Tropical
Indian Ocean: restricted to the coast of India.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 11.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 122100); common length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3391)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Inhabits shallow muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental self, down to 25 m. Also found in midwaters in certain seasons of the year. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates, especially worms.
Menon, A.G.K., 1984. Cynoglossidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3391)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00247 - 0.00586), b=2.93 (2.80 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 148 [67, 274] mg/100g; Iron = 0.902 [0.393, 1.596] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.1, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.05, 0.32] g/100g; Selenium = 84.3 [39.5, 186.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.4 [7.9, 67.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.57 [1.06, 2.27] mg/100g (wet weight);