FB-4807 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Pleuronectiformes Cynoglossidae Cynoglossus Cynoglossus puncticeps (Richardson, 1846) Lisan Lisan bagar Dapa Palad Blotched tongue-sole Mottled tonguesole Speckled tongue sole Speckled tonguesole Speckled tongue-sole Speckled toungesole Spotted tongue-sole Spotted tounge-sole Tonguefish Langue tachetée Iat-ilat Lemper Lep ळीप Lempa Lidah Dapang sinilas Dapang tsinelas Changchun ช่างชุน Cá Bơn vằn Lengue moteada Ararali Dali dali Kulampira Kulampira-bato Lila Maladpalad Malad-palad Pad-pad Pahot Trey andat chhke 扁鱼 斑头舌鳎 斑頭舌鰨 牛舌 皇帝鱼 龙舌 Arelia brachyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1851) Arelia javanica (Bleeker, 1851) Cynoglossus aurolimbatus (Richardson, 1846) Cynoglossus aurolineatus (Richardson, 1846) Cynoglossus brachyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1851) Cynoglossus brevis Günther, 1862 Cynoglossus lida (non Bleeker, 1851) Cynoglossus nigrolabeculatus (Richardson, 1846) Cynoglossus puncticeps immaculata Pellegrin & Chevey, 1940 Cynoglossus punticeps (Richardson, 1846) Plagiusa aurolimbata Richardson, 1846 Plagiusa nigrolabeculata Richardson, 1846 Plagusia aurolimbata Richardson, 1846 Plagusia brachyrhynchos Bleeker, 1851 Plagusia javanica Bleeker, 1851 Plagusia nigrolabeculata Richardson, 1846 Plagusia puncticeps Richardson, 1846 Plagusia punticeps Richardson, 1846 1991-12-18 2006-06-05 Fischer, W. and P.J.P. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cypun_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Cypun_u2.jpg Locality: Jambianom, Lombok, Indonesia. FB-pic-4807-8564 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-15 2010-07-22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cypun_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Cypun_u3.jpg FB-pic-4807-11579 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1996-07-27 1996-07-27 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cypun_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Cypun_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-12-18 00:00:00 2006-06-05 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 Found on the continental shelf over sandy and muddy bottoms. Occurs in the lower courses of flowing rivers and in estuaries (Ref. 12693, 48637). Feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates. Sold fresh, frozen, or dried salted in markets (Ref. 6806). Munroe, T.A. 2001 Cynoglossidae. Tonguesoles. p. 3890-3901. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9895) FB-DiagnosticDescr-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-04-29 00:00:00 2013-05-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Ocular side yellow-brown. Dorsal and anal fins joined to caudal. Eyes both on the left side of the body, a narrow space separating them; asymmetrical mouth; rostral hook below mouth. Ocular side with 2 lateral lines. Only the left ventral fin present (Ref 28). With very irregular dark brown blotches, often forming irregular cross bands. Some rays of dorsal and anal fins dashed with dark brown. Scales ctenoid on both sides of body. Midlateral-line scales 78 to 99. Scale rows between lateral lines on eyed side 15 to 19 (Ref 9895). Fischer, W. and P.J.P. Whitehead (eds.) 1974 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (fishing area 57) and Western Central Pacific (fishing area 71). Vols. 1-4. FAO, Rome. pag.var. (Ref. 28) FB-Morphology-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-04-29 00:00:00 2013-05-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 90 - 100; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 72 - 78; Vertebrae: 44 - 49 Fischer, W. and P.J.P. Whitehead (eds.) 1974 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (fishing area 57) and Western Central Pacific (fishing area 71). Vols. 1-4. FAO, Rome. pag.var. (Ref. 28) FB-Distribution-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-12-16 00:00:00 2025-01-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Indo-West Pacific: India eastward to the Malay Archipelago and the South China Sea, southward to the Philippines and northwest Australia; eastward to New Guinea (Ref. 9895). A related species, Cynoglossus gilchristi Regan, 1920 is recorded from Madagascar, the holotype (BMNH n°1903.9.29:2) being from Natal, off Umlanga River (Ref. 6806). Menon, A.G.K. 1977 A systematic monograph of the tongue soles of the genus <i>Cynoglossus</i> Hamilton-Buchanan (Pisces: Cynoglossidae). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (238):1-129. (Ref. 5297) FB-Uses-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-12-18 00:00:00 2006-06-05 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: commercial Menon, A.G.K. 1984 Cynoglossidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3391) FB-TrophicStrategy-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes 2000-10-10 00:00:00 2023-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public puncticeps http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Juveniles use mangroves as nursery ground. Adults occur up to 140m depth on continental shelf; juveniles occur in turbid waters and prefer muddy bottom (Ref. 43081). Dwells in muddy and sandy substrates. Known to enter brackish waters. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, shrimp, crabs and marine worms (Ref. 9773). Rainboth, W.J. 1996 Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693) FB-Size-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-12-18 00:00:00 2006-06-05 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 35.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-4807 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-12-18 00:00:00 2006-06-05 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4807 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 140 m (Ref. 9895) Munroe, T.A. 2001 Cynoglossidae. Tonguesoles. p. 3890-3901. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) 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