Scientific Name
Paraplagusia blochii

Common Name
Bloch's tonguesole

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-105; Anal soft rays: 70 - 82. Caudal vertebrae 36-39; mid-lateral line scales 73-96 (Ref. 11691).

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1851

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: southern Oman to Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771), north to Taiwan (Ref. 5193) and Japan (Ref. 559).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

7 m

Depth To - meters

80 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 7 - 80 m (Ref. 9137)

Trophic Level

3.4 s.e. 0.37 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

22.0 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: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (31 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