WoRMS taxon details
Cynoglossidae Jordan, 1888
- Subfamily Cynoglossinae Jordan, 1888
- Genus Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822
- Genus Paraplagusia Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Areliscus Jordan & Snyder, 1900 accepted as Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822
- Genus Cynoglessus accepted as Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822 (misspelling)
- Genus Dollfusichthys Chabanaud, 1931 accepted as Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822
- Genus Icania Kaup, 1858 accepted as Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822
- Genus Plagiusa Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
- Genus Rhinoplagusia Bleeker, 1870 accepted as Paraplagusia Bleeker, 1865
- Subfamily Symphurinae Ochiai, 1963
- Genus Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Ammopleurops Günther, 1862 accepted as Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Aphoristia Kaup, 1858 accepted as Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Bibronia Cocco, 1844 accepted as Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Glossichthys Gill, 1861 accepted as Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Plagusia Bonaparte, 1833 accepted as Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
- Genus Simphurus accepted as Symphurus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
- Genus Cynaglossoides accepted as Cynoglossoides von Bonde, 1922 accepted as Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: tropical and subtropical areas. Both eyes on left side of head; eyes very small with little interorbital space....
Description Distribution: tropical and subtropical areas. Both eyes on left side of head; eyes very small with little interorbital space. Preopercle margin covered with skin. Asymmetrical mouth. Caudal fin pointed and confluent with dorsal and caudal fins. Right pelvic fin usually undeveloped. No pectoral fins. Dorsal fin origin at or in front of fixed (lower) eye. Vertebrae usually 9 or 10 + 33-66. To about 48 cm maximum length, usually below 30 cm. Tongue fishes are found in warm waters of all oceans (between 40° latitudes). Most species occur in shallow water or estuaries; many are commercially important. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Cynoglossidae Jordan, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125578 on 2024-04-24
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Distribution: tropical and subtropical areas. Both eyes on left side of head; eyes very small with little interorbital space. Preopercle margin covered with skin. Asymmetrical mouth. Caudal fin pointed and confluent with dorsal and caudal fins. Right pelvic fin usually undeveloped. No pectoral fins. Dorsal fin origin at or in front of fixed (lower) eye. Vertebrae usually 9 or 10 + 33-66. To about 48 cm maximum length, usually below 30 cm. Tongue fishes are found in warm waters of all oceans (between 40° latitudes). Most species occur in shallow water or estuaries; many are commercially important. [details]
