Fourlined tonguesole (Cynoglossus bilineatus) fish species and information / pictures of Fourlined tonguesole - Cynoglossus bilineatus

Fourlined tonguesole (Cynoglossus bilineatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cynoglossus bilineatus

Common Name
Fourlined tonguesole

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 107-113; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 80 - 88. Eyed side brown with an irregular dark blotch on gill cover, blind side white. Blind side with 2 lateral lines (dorsal and medial). Body elongate, its depth 22 to 29% SL. Eyes with a small scaly interorbital space. Snout rounded. Rostral hook short. Corner of mouth reaching posteriorly beyond lower eye, nearer to gill opening than to tip of snout. Caudal-fin rays usually 12. Midlateral-line scales 88 to 96. Scales ctenoid on eyed side of body. Cycloid on blind side. Scale rows between lateral lines on eyed side of body 13 to 16 (Ref 9895).

Classification

Classified By
Lacep?de, 1802
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 11441), off Pakistan, the west coast of India and Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and the north and east coasts of Australia.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
26 °C
Water Temperature To
29 °C
Depth From - meters
10 m
Depth To - meters
400 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 400 m (Ref. 11441)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.
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
44.0 cm
Common Length
30.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (57 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated