Cynoglossus
Cynoglossus is a genus of fish in the family Cynoglossidae. Most species are indigenous to the Indo-Pacific region, but there are also a few in warmer parts of the East Atlantic. They are commonly found in shallow waters on a muddy or sandy bottom, including estuaries and a few species are restricted to fresh water. One species Cynoglossus sinusarabici has invaded the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal from the Red Sea, a process known as Lessepsian or Erythrean migration.
Species
There are currently 67 recognized species in this genus:- Cynoglossus abbreviatus
- Cynoglossus acaudatus Gilchrist, 1906
- Cynoglossus acutirostris Norman, 1939
- Cynoglossus arel
- Cynoglossus attenuatus Gilchrist, 1904
- Cynoglossus brachycephalus Bleeker, 1870
- Cynoglossus broadhursti Waite, 1905
- Cynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949
- Cynoglossus cadenati Chabanaud, 1947
- Cynoglossus canariensis Steindachner, 1882
- Cynoglossus capensis
- Cynoglossus carpenteri Alcock, 1889
- Cynoglossus crepida Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2017,
- Cynoglossus cynoglossus
- Cynoglossus dispar F. Day, 1877
- Cynoglossus dollfusi
- Cynoglossus dubius F. Day, 1873
- Cynoglossus durbanensis Regan, 1921
- Cynoglossus feldmanni
- Cynoglossus gilchristi Regan, 1920
- Cynoglossus gracilis Günther, 1873
- Cynoglossus heterolepis M. C. W. Weber, 1910
- Cynoglossus interruptus Günther, 1880
- Cynoglossus itinus
- Cynoglossus joyneri Günther, 1878
- Cynoglossus kapuasensis Fowler, 1905
- Cynoglossus kopsii
- Cynoglossus lachneri Menon, 1977
- Cynoglossus lida
- Cynoglossus lighti Norman, 1925
- Cynoglossus lineolatus Steindachner, 1867
- Cynoglossus lingua F. Hamilton, 1822
- Cynoglossus maccullochi Norman, 1926
- Cynoglossus macrolepidotus
- Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman, 1926
- Cynoglossus macrostomus Norman, 1928
- Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl, 1921
- Cynoglossus marleyi Regan, 1921
- Cynoglossus melampetalus
- Cynoglossus microlepis
- Cynoglossus monodi Chabanaud, 1949
- Cynoglossus monopus
- Cynoglossus nanhaiensis Z. M. Wang, Munroe & X. Y. Kong, 2016
- Cynoglossus nigropinnatus Ochiai, 1963
- Cynoglossus ochiaii Yokogawa, Endo & Sakaji, 2008
- Cynoglossus ogilbyi Norman, 1926
- Cynoglossus oligolepis
- Cynoglossus pottii Steindachner, 1902
- Cynoglossus praecisus Alcock, 1890
- Cynoglossus puncticeps
- Cynoglossus purpureomaculatus Regan, 1905
- Cynoglossus quadrilineatus
- Cynoglossus quadriocellatus R. Fricke, 2020
- Cynoglossus robustus Günther, 1873
- Cynoglossus roulei H. W. Wu, 1932
- Cynoglossus sealarki Regan, 1908
- Cynoglossus semifasciatus F. Day, 1877
- Cynoglossus semilaevis Günther, 1873
- Cynoglossus senegalensis
- Cynoglossus sibogae M. C. W. Weber, 1913
- Cynoglossus sinicus H. W. Wu, 1932
- Cynoglossus sinusarabici
- Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934
- Cynoglossus trigrammus Günther, 1862
- Cynoglossus trulla
- Cynoglossus versicolor Alcock, 1890
- Cynoglossus waandersii
- Cynoglossus xiphoideus Günther, 1862
- Cynoglossus zanzibarensis Norman, 1939