Scientific Name
Paraplagusia japonica

Common Name
Black cow-tongue

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 105-119; Anal soft rays: 84 - 97. Caudal vertebrae 41-44; mid-lateral line scales 88-110 (Ref. 11691).

Classification

Classified By

Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan and Korea to Taiwan (Ref. 559) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

20 m

Depth To - meters

65 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 65 m (Ref. 11230)

Trophic Level

3.2 s.e. 0.40 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

35.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated