Cynoglossus cynoglossus, FRLM 30681, 4.9 cm SL
Cynoglossus cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822)
Bengal tonguesole
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D 94 - 104; A 72 - 79; C 10; LL 70 - 80. Body elongate, strongly compressed. Snout rounded; rostral hook short. Two lateral lines on eyed side of body, none on blind side. Scales on both sides of body ctenoid. Color: eyed side of body uniformly brown-gray, with indistinct dark markings. Size: maximum 20 cm, commonly to 15 cm. Distribution: tropical Indo-West Pacific from Pakistan eastward to Indonesia, northward to the Philippines; not found in New Guinea or northern Australia. Remarks: found on muddy and sandy bottoms in shallow waters, including estuaries and brackish waters; marketed fresh or frozen, also dried-salted.
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