WoRMS taxon details
Cynoglossus cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822)
274198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:274198)
accepted
Species
Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Arelia oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted
Arelia sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted
Cynoglossus bengalensis (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted
Cynoglossus buchanani Day, 1870 · unaccepted
Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910 · unaccepted
Cynoglossus hamiltonii Günther, 1862 · unaccepted
Cynoglossus oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted
Cynoglossus oxyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cynoglossus sumatranus (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted
Cynoglossus sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted
Icania cynoglossa (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Plagusia bengalensis Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Plagusia cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Plagusia oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Plagusia sumatrana Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 132, 373 [details]
page(s): 132, 373 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cynoglossus cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274198 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910) Jenkins, J. T. (1910). Notes on fish from India and Persia, with descriptions of new species. <em>Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta).</em> v. 5 (pt 2) (art. 12): 123-140, Pl. 6. [details]
original description (of Cynoglossus hamiltonii Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
original description (of Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 132, 373 [details]
original description (of Cynoglossus buchanani Day, 1870) Day, F. (1870). Remarks on some of the Fishes in the Calcutta Museum.--Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869.</em> (pt 3) (art. 7) (for 11 Nov. 1869): 511-527.
page(s): 522 [details]
original description (of Plagusia bengalensis Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Nalezingen op de ichthyologische fauna van Bengalen en Hindostan. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 25 (art. 8): 1-164 + 165-166, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Plagusia oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Over eenige nieuwe soorten van Pleuronectoïden van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 1 (no. 4): 401-416. [Also as a separate, pp. 1-16. [details]
original description (of Plagusia sumatrana Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Nieuwe tientallen diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 495-534. [details]
original description (of Cynoglossus hamiltonii Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
original description (of Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 132, 373 [details]
original description (of Cynoglossus buchanani Day, 1870) Day, F. (1870). Remarks on some of the Fishes in the Calcutta Museum.--Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869.</em> (pt 3) (art. 7) (for 11 Nov. 1869): 511-527.
page(s): 522 [details]
original description (of Plagusia bengalensis Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Nalezingen op de ichthyologische fauna van Bengalen en Hindostan. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 25 (art. 8): 1-164 + 165-166, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Plagusia oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Over eenige nieuwe soorten van Pleuronectoïden van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 1 (no. 4): 401-416. [Also as a separate, pp. 1-16. [details]
original description (of Plagusia sumatrana Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Nieuwe tientallen diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 495-534. [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
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cynoglossus buchanani Day, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatranus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arelia oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arelia sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus hamiltonii Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus bengalensis (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Icania cynoglossa (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus oxyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plagusia sumatrana Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plagusia bengalensis Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plagusia oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cynoglossus cynoglossus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus buchanani Day, 1870)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatranus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus bengalensis (Bleeker, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus hamiltonii Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia sumatrana Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia bengalensis Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Arelia oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Arelia sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus oxyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Icania cynoglossa (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase images (Cynoglossus cynoglossus, Cambodia, by FAO)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910; PARALECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2507418) (from synonym Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cynoglossus buchanani Day, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatranus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arelia oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arelia sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus hamiltonii Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus bengalensis (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Icania cynoglossa (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cynoglossus oxyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1851))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plagusia sumatrana Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plagusia bengalensis Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plagusia oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cynoglossus cynoglossus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus buchanani Day, 1870)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatranus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus bengalensis (Bleeker, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus hamiltonii Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia sumatrana Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia oxyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Plagusia bengalensis Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Arelia oxyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Arelia sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoglossus oxyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1851))
To FishBase (from synonym Icania cynoglossa (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase images (Cynoglossus cynoglossus, Cambodia, by FAO)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Achirus cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910; PARALECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2507418) (from synonym Cynoglossus deltae Jenkins, 1910)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
