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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Henry Batson Joyner (1839–1884) was a British engineer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 70 m (Ref. 11230). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Korea and southern Japan to the Yellow Sea and South China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117085); max. published weight: 236.90 g (Ref. 124479); max. reported age: 5 years (Ref. 127571)
Found in the sublittoral zone (incl. semi-enclosed sea areas) on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230).
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (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=0.00355 (0.00308 - 0.00409), b=3.12 (3.08 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5; K=0.1; Fec >1,000). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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