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Family: Cynoglossidae Tonguefishes



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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 37.9 cm SL
Cynoglossus abbreviatus (Gray, 1834)

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Cynoglossus abbreviatus
[Three-lined tongue sole]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Cynoglossus acaudatus Gilchrist, 1906

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cynoglossus acaudatus
[Natal tongue-fish]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Cynoglossus acutirostris Norman, 1939

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Cynoglossus acutirostris
[Sharpnose tonguesole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Cynoglossus arel (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cynoglossus arel
[Largescale tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Cynoglossus attenuatus
[Fourline tonguesole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm SL
Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacepède, 1802)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cynoglossus bilineatus
[Fourlined tonguesole]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Cynoglossus broadhursti Waite, 1905

Photo by Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Cynoglossus broadhursti
[Southern tongue sole]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40.2 cm SL
Cynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cynoglossus browni
[Nigerian tonguesole]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Cynoglossus cadenati Chabanaud, 1947

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cynoglossus cadenati
[Ghanian tonguesole]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Cynoglossus canariensis Steindachner, 1882

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cynoglossus canariensis
[Canary tonguesole]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Cynoglossus capensis (Kaup, 1858)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Cynoglossus capensis
[Sand tonguefish]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Cynoglossus carpenteri Alcock, 1889

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Cynoglossus carpenteri
[Hooked tonguesole]

Photo by Golani, D.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
Cynoglossus crepida Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2017

Photo by Photo by Golani, D.
 
Cynoglossus crepida
[Bluntnose deepwater tonguesole]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Cynoglossus cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822)

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Cynoglossus cynoglossus
[Bengal tongue sole]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 38.9 cm TL
Cynoglossus dispar Day, 1877

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Cynoglossus dispar
[Roundhead toungesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus dollfusi
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cynoglossus dubius Day, 1873

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Cynoglossus dubius
[Carrot tonguesole]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Cynoglossus durbanensis Regan, 1921

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Cynoglossus durbanensis
[Durban tonguesole]

Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Cynoglossus feldmanni (Bleeker, 1854)

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Cynoglossus feldmanni
[River tonguesole]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Cynoglossus gilchristi Regan, 1920

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Cynoglossus gilchristi
[Ripplefin tonguesole]

Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 31.1 cm SL
Cynoglossus gracilis Günther, 1873

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Cynoglossus gracilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus heterolepis
[Freshwater tongue sole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.7 cm TL
Cynoglossus interruptus Günther, 1880

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Cynoglossus interruptus
[Genko sole]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Cynoglossus itinus (Snyder, 1909)

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Cynoglossus itinus
[Speckled tongue sole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 39.4 cm SL
Cynoglossus joyneri Günther, 1878

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Cynoglossus joyneri
[Red tonguesole]

Photo by Roberts, T.R.

Asia
Max. Length 28.5 cm SL
Cynoglossus kapuasensis Fowler, 1905

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Cynoglossus kapuasensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Cynoglossus kopsii (Bleeker, 1851)

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Cynoglossus kopsii
[Shortheaded tonguesole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Cynoglossus lachneri Menon, 1977

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Cynoglossus lachneri
[Lachner's tonguesole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 21.3 cm SL
Cynoglossus lida (Bleeker, 1851)

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Cynoglossus lida
[Roughscale tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.2 cm TL
 
Cynoglossus lighti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus lineolatus
[]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton, 1822

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Cynoglossus lingua
[Long tongue sole]
No picture found
 
Cynoglossus maccullochi
[]

Photo by Aqua Trade International

Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.1 cm TL
Cynoglossus macrolepidotus (Bleeker, 1851)

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Cynoglossus macrolepidotus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27.7 cm TL
Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman, 1926

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Cynoglossus macrophthalmus
[Big-eyed tongue-sole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cynoglossus macrostomus Norman, 1928

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Cynoglossus macrostomus
[Malabar tonguesole]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl, 1921

Photo by Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Cynoglossus maculipinnis
[]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Cynoglossus marleyi Regan, 1921

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Cynoglossus marleyi
[Threeline tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 26.4 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus melampetalus
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 32.5 cm SL
Cynoglossus microlepis (Bleeker, 1851)

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Cynoglossus microlepis
[Smallscale tonguesole]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Cynoglossus monodi Chabanaud, 1949

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Cynoglossus monodi
[Guinean tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.8 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus monopus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus nanhaiensis
[Nanhai tongue sole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Cynoglossus nigropinnatus Ochiai, 1963

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Cynoglossus nigropinnatus
[]

Photo by Kochi University, Lab. Of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science (BSKU)

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Cynoglossus ochiaii Yokogawa, endo & Sakaji, 2008

Photo by Photo by Kochi University, Lab. Of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science (BSKU)
 
Cynoglossus ochiaii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.6 cm TL
 
Cynoglossus ogilbyi
[]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 34.2 cm SL
Cynoglossus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Cynoglossus oligolepis
[]
No picture found
 
Cynoglossus pottii
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Cynoglossus puncticeps (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Cynoglossus puncticeps
[Speckled tonguesole]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 26.9 cm SL
Cynoglossus purpureomaculatus Regan, 1905

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Cynoglossus purpureomaculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.1 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus quadriocellatus
[Ocellated tonguesole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Cynoglossus robustus Günther, 1873

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Cynoglossus robustus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 42.6 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus roulei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Cynoglossus sealarki
[]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Cynoglossus semifasciatus Day, 1877

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cynoglossus semifasciatus
[Bengal tonguesole]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 61.1 cm TL
Cynoglossus semilaevis Günther, 1873

Photo by Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Cynoglossus semilaevis
[Tongue sole]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 66.5 cm TL
Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup, 1858)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cynoglossus senegalensis
[Senegalese tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Cynoglossus sibogae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 42.3 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus sinicus
[]

Photo by Dafni, J.

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 17.1 cm TL
Cynoglossus sinusarabici (Chabanaud, 1931)

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Cynoglossus sinusarabici
[Red Sea tonguesole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 27.5 cm SL
Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934

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Cynoglossus suyeni
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 30.6 cm SL
Cynoglossus trigrammus Günther, 1862

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Cynoglossus trigrammus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Cynoglossus trulla (Cantor, 1849)

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Cynoglossus trulla
[Macau sole]

Photo by Roberts, T.R.

Asia
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Cynoglossus waandersii (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Photo by Roberts, T.R.
 
Cynoglossus waandersii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.1 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus westraliensis
[Western Austalian deep-water tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Cynoglossus yokomaru
[High-forehead genko sole]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Cynoglossus zanzibarensis Norman, 1939

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Cynoglossus zanzibarensis
[Zanzibar tonguesole]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 31.6 cm TL
Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch, 1787)

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Paraplagusia bilineata
[Doublelined tonguesole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Paraplagusia blochii (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Paraplagusia blochii
[Bloch's tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia guttata
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
Paraplagusia japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Paraplagusia japonica
[Black cow-tongue]
No picture found

Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia longirostris
[Long-snouted tongue sole]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.0 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia sinerama
[Dusky tongue sole]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Symphurus arabicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Symphurus arawak
[Caribbean tonguefish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
Symphurus atramentatus Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Symphurus atramentatus
[Inkspot tonguefish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Symphurus atricauda (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Symphurus atricauda
[California tonguefish]
No picture found
 
Symphurus australis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Symphurus bathyspilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Symphurus billykrietei
[Kriete's tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Symphurus brachycephalus
[Short-headed tonguefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
Symphurus callopterus Munroe & Mahadeva, 1989

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus callopterus
[Chocolate tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Symphurus caribbeanus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
Symphurus chabanaudi Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus chabanaudi
[Chabanaud's tonguefish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Northwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Symphurus civitatum Ginsburg, 1951

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Symphurus civitatum
[Offshore tonguefish]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Symphurus diabolicus Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Symphurus diabolicus
[Devil's tonguefish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Symphurus diomedeanus (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Symphurus diomedeanus
[Spottedfin tonguefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 23.8 cm TL
Symphurus elongatus (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus elongatus
[Elongate tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Symphurus fallax
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Symphurus fasciolaris Gilbert, 1892

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus fasciolaris
[Banded tongue-fish]
No picture found
 
Symphurus fuscus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Symphurus gilesii
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Symphurus ginsburgi Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Symphurus ginsburgi
[Ginsburg's tonguefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Symphurus gorgonae Chabanaud, 1948

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus gorgonae
[Gorgonian tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
 
Symphurus hernandezi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Symphurus holothuriae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Symphurus hondoensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Symphurus hongae
[Hong’s tonguefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
Symphurus insularis Munroe, Brito & Hernández, 2000

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Symphurus insularis
[]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 31.9 cm SL
Symphurus jenynsi Evermann & Kendall, 1906

Photo by Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Symphurus jenynsi
[Jenyn's tonguefish]

Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Symphurus kyaropterygium Menezes & Benvegnú, 1976

Photo by Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.
 
Symphurus kyaropterygium
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Symphurus leeorum Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus leeorum
[Lee's tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Symphurus leptosomus
[Slender tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Symphurus leucochilus
[]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.8 cm TL
Symphurus ligulatus (Cocco, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Symphurus ligulatus
[Elongate tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Symphurus longirostris
[Long-snout tonguefish]
No picture found
 
Symphurus lubbocki
[]
No picture found
 
Symphurus luzonensis
[]
No picture found
 
Symphurus macrophthalmus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Symphurus maculopinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Symphurus maldivensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Symphurus marginatus
[Margined tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
 
Symphurus marmoratus
[]

Photo by Lee, M.-Y.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Symphurus megasomus Lee, Chen & Shao, 2009

Photo by Photo by Lee, M.-Y.
 
Symphurus megasomus
[Giant tonguefish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18.6 cm SL
Symphurus melanurus Clark, 1936

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Symphurus melanurus
[Drab tonguefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
Symphurus melasmatotheca Munroe & Nizinski, 1990

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus melasmatotheca
[Blackstripe tonguefish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Symphurus microlepis Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Symphurus microlepis
[Smallfin tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm TL
 
Symphurus microrhynchus
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Symphurus minor Ginsburg, 1951

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Symphurus minor
[Largescale tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Symphurus monostigmus
[Spotbelly tonguefish]

Photo by Lee, M.-Y.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
Symphurus multimaculatus Lee, Munroe & Chen, 2009

Photo by Photo by Lee, M.-Y.
 
Symphurus multimaculatus
[Pepperdot tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Symphurus nebulosus
[Freckled tonguefish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.3 cm TL
Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Symphurus nigrescens
[Tonguesole]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Symphurus normani Chabanaud, 1950

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Symphurus normani
[Norman's tonguesole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific

Symphurus novemfasciatus Shen & Lin, 1984

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Symphurus novemfasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Symphurus ocellaris
[Ringtail tonguefish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Symphurus ocellatus von Bonde, 1922

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Symphurus ocellatus
[Double-spot tonguesole]

Photo by MNHN

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
Symphurus oculellus Munroe, 1991

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Symphurus oculellus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
Symphurus oligomerus Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Symphurus oligomerus
[Spotfin tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Symphurus ommaspilus
[Ocellated tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Symphurus orientalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm
 
Symphurus oxyrhynchus
[Sharpnose tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Symphurus parvus
[Pygmy tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Symphurus pelicanus
[Longtail tonguefish]

Photo by Love, J.W.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Symphurus piger (Goode & Bean, 1886)

Photo by Photo by Love, J.W.
 
Symphurus piger
[Deepwater tonguefish]

Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by Howell, W.M./Jenkins, R.L.
 
Symphurus plagiusa
[Blackcheek tonguefish]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Symphurus plagusia (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Symphurus plagusia
[Duskycheek tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Symphurus polylepis
[Small-scale tonguefish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
Symphurus prolatinaris Munroe, Nizinski & Mahadeva, 1991

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Symphurus prolatinaris
[Halfstriped tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Symphurus pusillus
[Northern tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Symphurus regani
[]

Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government

Eastern Atlantic

Symphurus reticulatus Munroe, 1990

Photo by Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government
 
Symphurus reticulatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Symphurus rhytisma
[Patchtail tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Symphurus robustus
[Robust tonguefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Symphurus sayademalhensis
[]
No picture found
 
Symphurus schultzi
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Symphurus septemstriatus (Alcock, 1891)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Symphurus septemstriatus
[Sevenband tonguesole]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
 
Symphurus stigmosus
[Blotchfin tonguefish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Symphurus strictus Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Symphurus strictus
[Blackbelly tonguesole]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Symphurus tessellatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Symphurus tessellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Symphurus thermophilus
[Western Pacific tonguefish]

Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
Symphurus trewavasae Chabanaud, 1948

Photo by Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.
 
Symphurus trewavasae
[Trewavas' tonguefish]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
Symphurus trifasciatus (Alcock, 1894)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Symphurus trifasciatus
[Threeband tonguesole]
No picture found
 
Symphurus undatus
[]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
Symphurus undecimplerus Munroe & Nizinski, 1990

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Symphurus undecimplerus
[Dark cheek tongue]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Symphurus urospilus Ginsburg, 1951

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Symphurus urospilus
[Spottail tonguefish]
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Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Symphurus vanmelleae
[Vanmelle’s tonguefish]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Symphurus variegatus (Gilchrist, 1903)

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Symphurus variegatus
[]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Symphurus varius Garman, 1899

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Symphurus varius
[Mottled tonguefish]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
Symphurus williamsi Jordan & Culver, 1895

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Symphurus williamsi
[William's tonguefish]
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Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
 
Symphurus woodmasoni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cynoglossus abbreviatus Three-lined tongue sole Indo-West Pacific 37.9 SL 1834
Cynoglossus acaudatus Natal tongue-fish Western Indian Ocean 14 TL 1906
Cynoglossus acutirostris Sharpnose tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 25 TL 1939
Cynoglossus arel Largescale tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1801
Cynoglossus attenuatus Fourline tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 31 TL 1904
Cynoglossus bilineatus Fourlined tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 44 SL 1802
Cynoglossus broadhursti Southern tongue sole Eastern Indian Ocean 24.5 TL 1905
Cynoglossus browni Nigerian tonguesole Eastern Atlantic 40.2 SL 1949
Cynoglossus cadenati Ghanian tonguesole Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1947
Cynoglossus canariensis Canary tonguesole Eastern Central Atlantic 60 TL 1882
Cynoglossus capensis Sand tonguefish Southeast Atlantic 31 TL 1858
Cynoglossus carpenteri Hooked tonguesole Indian Ocean 23 TL 1889
Cynoglossus crepida Bluntnose deepwater tonguesole Eastern Indian Ocean 20.3 SL 2017
Cynoglossus cynoglossus Bengal tongue sole Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1822
Cynoglossus dispar Roundhead toungesole Western Indian Ocean 38.9 TL 1877
Cynoglossus dollfusi Western Indian Ocean 12.9 SL 1931
Cynoglossus dubius Carrot tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 50 TL 1873
Cynoglossus durbanensis Durban tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 1921
Cynoglossus feldmanni River tonguesole Asia 25 SL 1854
Cynoglossus gilchristi Ripplefin tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 16 TL 1920
Cynoglossus gracilis Northwest Pacific 31.1 SL 1873
Cynoglossus heterolepis Freshwater tongue sole Asia and Oceania 25 SL 1910
Cynoglossus interruptus Genko sole Northwest Pacific 19.7 TL 1880
Cynoglossus itinus Speckled tongue sole Northwest Pacific 14 SL 1909
Cynoglossus joyneri Red tonguesole Northwest Pacific 39.4 SL 1878
Cynoglossus kapuasensis Asia 28.5 SL 1905
Cynoglossus kopsii Shortheaded tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 60 SL 1851
Cynoglossus lachneri Lachner's tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 46 TL 1977
Cynoglossus lida Roughscale tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 21.3 SL 1851
Cynoglossus lighti Northwest Pacific 22.2 TL 1925
Cynoglossus lineolatus Northwest Pacific 9.9 SL 1867
Cynoglossus lingua Long tongue sole Indo-West Pacific 45 TL 1822
Cynoglossus maccullochi Western Central Pacific. 1926
Cynoglossus macrolepidotus Western Pacific 39.1 TL 1851
Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Big-eyed tongue-sole Indo-West Pacific 27.7 TL 1926
Cynoglossus macrostomus Malabar tonguesole Indian Ocean 30 TL 1928
Cynoglossus maculipinnis Western Pacific 15 TL 1921
Cynoglossus marleyi Threeline tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 35 TL 1921
Cynoglossus melampetalus Northwest Pacific 26.4 SL 1846
Cynoglossus microlepis Smallscale tonguesole Asia 32.5 SL 1851
Cynoglossus monodi Guinean tonguesole Eastern Central Atlantic 40 TL 1949
Cynoglossus monopus Indo-West Pacific 18.8 SL 1849
Cynoglossus nanhaiensis Nanhai tongue sole Western Pacific 18.1 SL 2016
Cynoglossus nigropinnatus Northwest Pacific 20 SL 1963
Cynoglossus ochiaii Northwest Pacific 18 SL 2008
Cynoglossus ogilbyi Western Central Pacific 18.6 TL 1926
Cynoglossus oligolepis Western Pacific 34.2 SL 1855
Cynoglossus pottii Western Indian Ocean 1902
Cynoglossus puncticeps Speckled tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 35 SL 1846
Cynoglossus purpureomaculatus Northwest Pacific. 26.9 SL 1905
Cynoglossus quadriocellatus Ocellated tonguesole Eastern Indian Ocean 19.1 SL 2020
Cynoglossus robustus Western Pacific 40 SL 1873
Cynoglossus roulei Northwest Pacific 42.6 SL 1932
Cynoglossus sealarki Western Indian Ocean 19 TL 1908
Cynoglossus semifasciatus Bengal tonguesole Indian Ocean 15 TL 1877
Cynoglossus semilaevis Tongue sole Asia 61.1 TL 1873
Cynoglossus senegalensis Senegalese tonguesole Eastern Atlantic 66.5 TL 1858
Cynoglossus sibogae Western Pacific 22 TL 1913
Cynoglossus sinicus Asia 42.3 SL 1932
Cynoglossus sinusarabici Red Sea tonguesole Western Indian Ocean and 17.1 TL 1931
Cynoglossus suyeni Western Pacific 27.5 SL 1934
Cynoglossus trigrammus Asia 30.6 SL 1862
Cynoglossus trulla Macau sole Western Central Pacific 45 SL 1849
Cynoglossus waandersii Asia 8.3 SL 1854
Cynoglossus westraliensis Western Austalian deep-water tonguesole Eastern Indian Ocean 21.1 SL 2019
Cynoglossus yokomaru High-forehead genko sole Western Pacific 22.6 SL 2019
Cynoglossus zanzibarensis Zanzibar tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 32 TL 1939
Paraplagusia bilineata Doublelined tonguesole Indo-Pacific 31.6 TL 1787
Paraplagusia blochii Bloch's tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1851
Paraplagusia guttata Western Pacific 21 SL 1878
Paraplagusia japonica Black cow-tongue Western Pacific 36.2 TL 1846
Paraplagusia longirostris Long-snouted tongue sole Indo-West Pacific 27.6 SL 1991
Paraplagusia sinerama Dusky tongue sole Western Pacific 28.0 SL 1993
Symphurus arabicus Western Indian Ocean 12.2 SL 1954
Symphurus arawak Caribbean tonguefish Western Atlantic 5.1 TL 1965
Symphurus atramentatus Inkspot tonguefish Eastern Pacific 14.4 SL 1890
Symphurus atricauda California tonguefish Eastern Central Pacific 21 TL 1880
Symphurus australis Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Symphurus bathyspilus Western Central Pacific 12.1 SL 2003
Symphurus billykrietei Kriete's tonguefish Northwest Atlantic 11.9 SL 1998
Symphurus brachycephalus Short-headed tonguefish Western Pacific 6.0 SL 2021
Symphurus callopterus Chocolate tonguefish Eastern Pacific 16.2 SL 1989
Symphurus caribbeanus Western Atlantic 13 SL 1991
Symphurus chabanaudi Chabanaud's tonguefish Eastern Pacific 26.5 TL 1990
Symphurus civitatum Offshore tonguefish Northwestern Atlantic 17 TL 1951
Symphurus diabolicus Devil's tonguefish Southeast Pacific 11.3 SL 1990
Symphurus diomedeanus Spottedfin tonguefish Western Atlantic 22 TL 1885
Symphurus elongatus Elongate tonguefish Eastern Central Pacific 23.8 TL 1868
Symphurus fallax Western Pacific 4.5 SL 1957
Symphurus fasciolaris Banded tongue-fish Eastern Central Pacific 24.5 TL 1892
Symphurus fuscus Western Indian Ocean 1906
Symphurus gilesii Western Central Pacific. 14 TL 1889
Symphurus ginsburgi Ginsburg's tonguefish Southwest Atlantic 9 SL 1976
Symphurus gorgonae Gorgonian tonguefish Eastern Pacific 8.2 SL 1948
Symphurus hernandezi Caribbean 10.0 SL 2003
Symphurus holothuriae Eastern Indian Ocean 3.2 SL 1948
Symphurus hondoensis Northwest Pacific 12.2 SL 1915
Symphurus hongae Hong’s tonguefish Northwestern Pacific 5.7 SL 2021
Symphurus insularis Eastern Atlantic 8.0 SL 2000
Symphurus jenynsi Jenyn's tonguefish Southwest Atlantic 31.9 SL 1906
Symphurus kyaropterygium Southwest Atlantic 12 SL 1976
Symphurus leeorum Lee's tonguefish Eastern Central Pacific 14.8 SL 1890
Symphurus leptosomus Slender tonguefish Western Pacific 2.4 SL 2021
Symphurus leucochilus Northwestern Pacific 6.7 SL 2014
Symphurus ligulatus Elongate tonguesole Eastern Atlantic 12.8 TL 1844
Symphurus longirostris Long-snout tonguefish Northwestern Pacific 6.6 SL 2016
Symphurus lubbocki Southeast Atlantic 1990
Symphurus luzonensis Western Central Pacific 1955
Symphurus macrophthalmus Western Indian Ocean 1939
Symphurus maculopinnis Western Pacific 8.4 SL 2011
Symphurus maldivensis Western Indian Ocean 11 TL 1955
Symphurus marginatus Margined tonguefish Western Atlantic 14.6 SL 1886
Symphurus marmoratus Indo-Pacific 9.8 SL 1934
Symphurus megasomus Giant tonguefish Northwest Pacific 14.7 SL 2009
Symphurus melanurus Drab tonguefish Eastern Pacific 18.6 SL 1936
Symphurus melasmatotheca Blackstripe tonguefish Eastern Pacific 13.6 SL 1990
Symphurus microlepis Smallfin tonguefish Eastern Central Pacific 10 SL 1899
Symphurus microrhynchus Western Pacific Ocean 7.1 TL 1913
Symphurus minor Largescale tonguefish Western Atlantic 9 TL 1951
Symphurus monostigmus Spotbelly tonguefish Western Indian Ocean 5.5 SL 2006
Symphurus multimaculatus Pepperdot tonguefish Northwest Pacific 10.4 SL 2009
Symphurus nebulosus Freckled tonguefish Western Atlantic 10 TL 1883
Symphurus nigrescens Tonguesole Eastern Atlantic 12.3 TL 1810
Symphurus normani Norman's tonguesole Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1950
Symphurus novemfasciatus Northwest Pacific 1984
Symphurus ocellaris Ringtail tonguefish Eastern Central Pacific 7.3 SL 2005
Symphurus ocellatus Double-spot tonguesole Western Indian Ocean 12 TL 1922
Symphurus oculellus Western Atlantic 18.9 SL 1991
Symphurus oligomerus Spotfin tonguefish Eastern Pacific 14.6 SL 1990
Symphurus ommaspilus Ocellated tonguefish Western Central Atlantic 5.7 SL 1961
Symphurus orientalis Northwest Pacific 10 SL 1879
Symphurus oxyrhynchus Sharpnose tonguefish Northwest Pacific 10.1 2022
Symphurus parvus Pygmy tonguefish Western Atlantic 9 TL 1951
Symphurus pelicanus Longtail tonguefish Western Atlantic 9 TL 1951
Symphurus piger Deepwater tonguefish Western Atlantic 15 TL 1886
Symphurus plagiusa Blackcheek tonguefish Western Atlantic 21 TL 1766
Symphurus plagusia Duskycheek tonguefish Western Atlantic 25 TL 1801
Symphurus polylepis Small-scale tonguefish Western Pacific 5.0 SL 2021
Symphurus prolatinaris Halfstriped tonguefish Eastern Central Pacific 16.1 SL 1991
Symphurus pusillus Northern tonguefish Northwestern Atlantic 7.5 TL 1885
Symphurus regani Western Central Pacific 12 TL 1929
Symphurus reticulatus Eastern Atlantic 1990
Symphurus rhytisma Patchtail tonguefish Western Central Atlantic 4.5 SL 1961
Symphurus robustus Robust tonguefish Norhwestern Pacific 6.8 SL 2021
Symphurus sayademalhensis Western Indian Ocean 11.5 SL 1955
Symphurus schultzi Western Pacific 1955
Symphurus septemstriatus Sevenband tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1891
Symphurus stigmosus Blotchfin tonguefish Western Central Atlantic 12.6 SL 1998
Symphurus strictus Blackbelly tonguesole Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1905
Symphurus tessellatus Western Atlantic 22 SL 1824
Symphurus thermophilus Western Pacific tonguefish Pacific 10.2 SL 2008
Symphurus trewavasae Trewavas' tonguefish Southwest Atlantic 18.2 TL 1948
Symphurus trifasciatus Threeband tonguesole Indian Ocean 11.6 SL 1894
Symphurus undatus Western Central Pacific 1905
Symphurus undecimplerus Dark cheek tongue Eastern Pacific 14.2 SL 1990
Symphurus urospilus Spottail tonguefish Western Atlantic 16.6 SL 1951
Symphurus vanmelleae Vanmelle’s tonguefish Eastern Central Atlantic 11.8 SL 1952
Symphurus variegatus Southeast Atlantic 9 TL 1903
Symphurus varius Mottled tonguefish Eastern Pacific 10.8 SL 1899
Symphurus williamsi William's tonguefish Eastern Pacific 11.6 SL 1895
Symphurus woodmasoni Eastern Indian Ocean 13.6 SL 1889



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