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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Brown was Director of the Fisheries Researches Institute of British West Africa. We can find no further biographical detail. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Chabanaud.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 15 - 40 m (Ref. 6511). Tropical; 16°N - 5°S
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 5512).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.2 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 6511); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 26999)
Diagnosis: no lateral line on blind side of body; 84-91 mid-lateral line scales; 14-16 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 a wide range of bottom-living invertebrates.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 23.4 - 27.9, mean 27.2 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00180 - 0.00731), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.49 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
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