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Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Théodore André Monod (1902–2000) was a French naturalist, humanist and philosopher who was most well-known for his treks through the Sahara Desert. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Chabanaud.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 30 m (Ref. 6511), usually 10 - 25 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical; 14°N - 5°S
Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania (Ref. 5377) to Pointe-Noire, Congo.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2683); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2683)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Diagnosis: mostly cycloid scales on both sides of the body; 12-14 transversal scales between the mid-lateral line and the margino-dorsal lateral line (Ref. 81682).
Cross section: flattened.
Found on sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters (Ref. 2683). Feeds on mollusks. Sold as frozen filet under the name 'filets de sole' (Ref. 5377).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.4 - 28, mean 27.3 °C (based on 36 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00180 - 0.00734), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
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