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, 1904Cynoglossus 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, 1873Cynoglossus heterolepis M. C. W. Weber, 1910 Cynoglossus interruptus Günther, 1880 Cynoglossus itinus Cynoglossus joyneri Günther, 1878 Cynoglossus kapuasensis Fowler, 1905Cynoglossus kopsii Cynoglossus lachneri Menon, 1977 Cynoglossus lida Cynoglossus lighti Norman, 1925Cynoglossus lineolatus Steindachner, 1867Cynoglossus lingua F. Hamilton, 1822 Cynoglossus maccullochi Norman, 1926Cynoglossus macrolepidotus Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman, 1926 Cynoglossus macrostomus Norman, 1928 Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl, 1921Cynoglossus 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, 1963Cynoglossus ochiaii Yokogawa, Endo & Sakaji, 2008Cynoglossus ogilbyi Norman, 1926Cynoglossus oligolepis Cynoglossus pottii Steindachner, 1902Cynoglossus praecisus Alcock, 1890 Cynoglossus puncticeps Cynoglossus purpureomaculatus Regan, 1905 Cynoglossus quadrilineatus Cynoglossus quadriocellatus R. Fricke, 2020 Cynoglossus robustus Günther, 1873Cynoglossus roulei H. W. Wu, 1932Cynoglossus sealarki Regan, 1908Cynoglossus semifasciatus F. Day, 1877 Cynoglossus semilaevis Günther, 1873 Cynoglossus senegalensis Cynoglossus sibogae M. C. W. Weber, 1913Cynoglossus sinicus H. W. Wu, 1932Cynoglossus sinusarabici Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934Cynoglossus trigrammus Günther, 1862Cynoglossus trulla Cynoglossus versicolor Alcock, 1890 Cynoglossus waandersii Cynoglossus xiphoideus Günther, 1862 Cynoglossus zanzibarensis Norman, 1939