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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Ernest Albert Lachner (1916–1996) was an American ichthyologist and biologist who was Curator of Fishes, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (1949–1983) retiring as Curator Emeritus. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 0 - 1 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, and East Africa from Kenya to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique; including Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 30573); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 30573)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 113 - 121; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 92 - 98; Wirbelzahl: 55 - 58. Upper side uniformly tan; 2 lateral lines on both sides of body (Ref. 4418).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits muddy or sandy bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 30573). Collected from small sand patch among rocks in 0.5 m (Ref. 11441). Feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 5213).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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. (Ref. 5297)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01047 (0.00434 - 0.02525), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items. |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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