Scientific Name
Cynoglossus lachneri

Common Name
Lachner's tonguesole

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 113-121; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 92 - 98; Vertebrae: 55 - 58. Upper side uniformly tan; 2 lateral lines on both sides of body (Ref. 4418).

Classification

Classified By

Menon, 1977

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

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.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 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

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

46.0 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

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 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