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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser demersal; tiefenbereich ? - 450 m (Ref. 27121), usually ? - 100 m (Ref. 27121). Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: Kunene River, Namibia to Natal, South Africa.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4418)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 103 - 110; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 81 - 88. Upper side brownish grey, with dark specks (Ref. 4418).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Usually found at depths less than 100 m, but also recorded on the continental slope (Ref. 27121). Caught incidentally (Ref. 27121).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Cynoglossidae. p. 865-868. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4418)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 12.1 - 21.4, mean 15.4 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00432 - 0.02536), b=3.04 (2.83 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.18 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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