Animalia > Chordata > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus > Cynoglossus macrostomus

Cynoglossus macrostomus (Malabar Sole; Malabar tongue sole; Malabar tonguesole; Malabar-sole; Tonguefish; Tonguesole)

Synonyms: Cynoglossus luctuosus
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Cynoglossus macrostomus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sunderban National Park 261613 India  

Prey / Diet

Cheiriphotis megacheles[1]
Grandidierella megnae[1]
Paraprionospio pinnata[1]

Predators

Grammoplites suppositus (Regan's flathead)[2]
Johnius dussumieri (Sin-croaker)[3]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Furcohaptor cynoglossi[4]
Lepocreadioides orientalis[4]
Macvicaria longicaudus[4]
Scolex pleuronectis[4]
Serrasentis nadakali[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Food and Feeding habits of Malabar sole Cynoglossus macrostomus Norman, A. A. Jayaprakash, J. mar. biol. Ass. India, 2000, 42 (1&2): 124 - 134
♦ 2Trophodynamics of the Spotfin Flathead Grammoplites suppositus (Troschel 1840) from the Southeast Arabian Sea, K.P. ABDURAHIMAN, P.U. ZACHARIA, T. H. NAYAK and K.S. MOHAMED, Asian Fisheries Science 20(2007):125-143
♦ 3FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF JOHNIEOPS SINA (CUVIER), K V Somasekharan Nair, Indian Journal of Fisheries, Vol 27, No 1 & 2 (1980), p. 24-34
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0