Long tongue sole

Cynoglossus lingua

Forty Five Centimeters Cynoglossid Fish of Philippine Waters

Tropical
Estuary
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Cynoglossus lingua, commonly known as the long tongue sole or textile tongue sole is a species of fish found along the coast of the Philippines, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, the Bay of Bengal and as far west as the Red Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Cynoglossus
Maximum length: 45 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malay Archipelago including Thailand, Viet Nam, the Philippines and Indonesia westward to seas and estuaries of India and Pakistan to the Red Sea (Ref. 9895 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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