Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) Family: Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) Subfamily: Cynoglossinae Genus: Cynoglossus Species: C. arel
Synonym: Pleuronectes arel Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Common/local names English: Largescale tonguesole Bangladesh: Kukur jeeb (কুকুর জিব)
Conservation status: Not threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000).
Morphology: Body elongate and flat (dorso-ventrally compressed) with two nostrils on ocular side. Dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal fin. No pectorals, …read more
