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Cynoglossus zanzibarensis Norman, 1939

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

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 183 - 293 m (Ref. 26165). Tropical; 0°S - 35°S

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Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to the western Cape Province, South Africa. Reported from Namibia (Ref. 27121).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4418); common length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 116 - 124; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 92 - 103. 3 lateral lines on eyed side, none on blind side.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A shallow-water species, mainly found on sandy bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 5213).

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Cynoglossidae. p. 865-868. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4418)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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