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

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch, 1787)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Paraplagusia bilineata
[Doublelined tonguesole]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

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

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Paraplagusia blochii
[Bloch's tonguesole]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia guttata
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Paraplagusia japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Paraplagusia japonica
[Black cow-tongue]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia longirostris
[Long-snouted tongue sole]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 28.0 cm SL
 
Paraplagusia sinerama
[Dusky tongue sole]
6 Species of Family Cynoglossidae with Genus Paraplagusia
(Tonguefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1787 Paraplagusia bilineata Doublelined tonguesole Indo-Pacific 30 TL
1851 Paraplagusia blochii Bloch's tonguesole Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
1878 Paraplagusia guttata Western Pacific 21 SL
1846 Paraplagusia japonica Black cow-tongue Western Pacific 35 SL
1991 Paraplagusia longirostris Long-snouted tongue sole Indo-West Pacific 27.6 SL
1993 Paraplagusia sinerama Dusky tongue sole Western Pacific 28.0 SL



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