Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae Tonguefishes
Subfamily: Cynoglossinae
Genus: Paraplagusia

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 31.6 cm TL
Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch, 1787)

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Paraplagusia bilineata
[Doublelined tonguesole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Paraplagusia blochii (Bleeker, 1851)

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Paraplagusia blochii
[Bloch's tonguesole]
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Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia guttata
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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
Paraplagusia japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

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Paraplagusia japonica
[Black cow-tongue]
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Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia longirostris
[Long-snouted tongue sole]
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Max. Length 28.0 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia sinerama
[Dusky tongue sole]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paraplagusia bilineata Doublelined tonguesole Indo-Pacific 31.6 TL 1787
Paraplagusia blochii Bloch's tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1851
Paraplagusia guttata Western Pacific 21 SL 1878
Paraplagusia japonica Black cow-tongue Western Pacific 36.2 TL 1846
Paraplagusia longirostris Long-snouted tongue sole Indo-West Pacific 27.6 SL 1991
Paraplagusia sinerama Dusky tongue sole Western Pacific 28.0 SL 1993



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