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Cynoglossus canariensis  Steindachner, 1882

Canary tonguesole
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Steindachner.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 300 m (Ref. 26999).   Tropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 9°S, 18°W - 13°E

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Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania and the Canary Islands to Angola (9°20'S).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 34.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683); common length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters (Ref. 2683).

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Menon, A.G.K., 1977. A systematic monograph of the tongue soles of the genus Cynoglossus Hamilton-Buchanan (Pisces: Cynoglossidae). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (238):1-129. (Ref. 5297)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Near Threatened (NT) 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00331 (0.00240 - 0.00457), b=3.09 (3.02 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.31-0.57; tm=1.5-2).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.