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Cynoglossus capensis (Kaup, 1858)

Sand tonguefish
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Namibia country information

Common names: Sand-tongvis, Sole, Tongvis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the Kunene River southward (Ref. 4418). Caught incidentally in bottom trawls.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sole, 南非舌鳎, Sand-tongvis, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Kaup.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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