/pleuronectiformes/cynoglossidae/cynoglossus/arel/1.jpg "Cynoglossus arel")
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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Cynoglossus arel (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. |
| Synonym(s) | Aralea kaupii, Arelia kaupi, Arelia schneideri, Cynoglossus elongatus, Cynoglossus macrolepidus, Plagusia cantoris, Plagusia grandisquamis, Pleuronectes arel |
| Etymology | Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka and Indonesia, north to southern Japan. Reported occurrence of this species from Niue should be verified. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Other Parameters | Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf, and enters estuaries and tidal rivers. Marine and brackish water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In nature, this species feeds predominantly on bottom-living invertebrates. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 159. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up C. arel on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:19.162.1203.6262 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 04:24) |