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Paraplagusia

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Cynoglossidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Flatfish

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Similar
  
Flatfish, Paraplagusia japonica, Cynoglossus quadrilineatus, Cynoglossus, Tonguefish

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Paraplagusia is a genus of tonguefish. It is indigenous to the Indo-Pacific region, where commonly found in shallow waters on a muddy or sandy bottom. The largest species reaches 35 cm (14 in) in length.

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch, 1787) (doublelined tongue sole)
  • Paraplagusia bleekeri Kottelat, 2013 (Bloch's tongue sole)
  • Paraplagusia guttata (W. J. Macleay, 1878)
  • Paraplagusia japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (black cow-tongue)
  • Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola, 1991 (long-snouted tongue sole)
  • Paraplagusia sinerama Chapleau & Renaud, 1993 (dusky tongue sole)
  • References

    Paraplagusia Wikipedia