WoRMS taxon details
Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
219846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219846)
accepted
Species
Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Arelia bilineata (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Cynoglossus bilinetaus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of the specific epithet)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 659, 663 [details]
page(s): 659, 663 [details]
Description Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, down to about 80 m. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref....
Description Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, down to about 80 m. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3391). Occurs at a temperature range of 26.0-29.0 °C (Ref. 4959). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacepède, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219846 on 2026-05-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 659, 663 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 659, 663 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, down to about 80 m. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3391). Occurs at a temperature range of 26.0-29.0 °C (Ref. 4959). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fourlined tonguesole | [details] |
| Japanese | オオシタビラメ [from synonym]オオウシノシタ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Arelia bilineata (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Arelia bilineata (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus bilinetaus (Lacepède, 1802))
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cynoglossus bilineatus FIN028018 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cynoglossus bilineatus FIN028018B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Arelia bilineata (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Arelia bilineata (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus bilinetaus (Lacepède, 1802))
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cynoglossus bilineatus FIN028018 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cynoglossus bilineatus FIN028018B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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