Cynoglossus macrostomus, Malabar tonguesole : fisheries

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Cynoglossus macrostomus Norman, 1928

Malabar tonguesole
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical

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Indian Ocean: restricted to the coast of India.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 11.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122100); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3391)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental self, down to 25 m. Also found in midwaters in certain seasons of the year. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates, especially worms.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Menon, A.G.K., 1984. Cynoglossidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3391)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 16 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00267 - 0.00651), b=2.90 (2.77 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 148 [67, 274] mg/100g; Iron = 0.902 [0.393, 1.596] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.1, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.05, 0.32] g/100g; Selenium = 84.3 [39.5, 186.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.4 [7.9, 67.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.57 [1.06, 2.27] mg/100g (wet weight);