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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335). More on author: Steindachner.

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Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 300 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical; 21°N - 10°S

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 34.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683); common length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999)

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Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania and the Canary Islands to Angola (9°20'S).

Found on sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters (Ref. 2683).

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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.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.31-0.57; tm=1.5-2).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Cynoglossus canariensis Steindachner, 1882