Doublelined tonguesole

Paraplagusia bilineata

Cynoglossid Fish from the Red Sea

Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Paraplagusia is a genus of tonguefish. It is indigenous to the Indo-Pacific region, where commonly found in shallow waters on a muddy or sandy bottom. The largest species reaches 35 cm (14 in) in length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Paraplagusia
Maximum length: 31.6 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to New Guinea and northeastern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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