| Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes), subfamily: Cynoglossinae |
| 21.08 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range - 250 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 120-126; Anal soft rays: 105-106; Vertebrae: 50-50. This species is distinguished by the following characters: snout is relatively long, bluntly rounded; head length 21.5% of SL, snout length 9.3-11.6% of SL (43.4-46.5% of HL); eyes are not contiguous; corner of mouth is nearer to posterior edge of opercle than to tip of snout;
ocular side has 3 lateral lines, midlateral-line scales 111-115, scale rows between midlateral and dorsolateral lines 20, no lateral lines on blind side; ocular side with ctenoid scales, blind side with cycloid scales; D 120-126; A 105-106; caudal-fin rays 8; gill chamber and peritoneum black (Ref. 122477). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 September 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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