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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lin Su-Yen was head of the Fisheries Experiment Station, Canton. He was the author of: Carps and Carp-like Fishes of Kwangtung and Adjacent Islands (1931). His name is also given as Lin Shu-Yen. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 176 - 421 m (Ref. 11790). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Philippines, through Celebes, to the Timor Sea. Also reported from Taiwan (Ref. 5193).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5297)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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