Pleuronectes potous is a Junior Synonym of Cynoglossus lingua.

Cynoglossus lingua Hamilton, 1822

Long tonguesole - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Pleuronectiformes
Family	:	Cynoglossidae
Genus	:	Cynoglossus
Species	:	Cynoglossus lingua

Common Names:

English	:	Long tonguesole[6]
Bangla	:	Data not available

Synonyms:

Arelia lingua (Hamilton, 1822)
Plagusia lingua (Hamilton, 1822)
Pleuronectes potous Cuvier, 1829 Mar
Arelia potous (Cuvier, 1829 Mar)
Cynoglossus potous (Cuvier, 1829 Mar)
Plagusia potous (Cuvier, 1829 Mar)
Plagusia macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 Apr
Arelia macrorhynchos (Bleeker, 1851 Apr)
Cynoglossus acinaces Jenkins, 1910

Maximum Length and Weight:

14 cm (TL) ^[6] 40 cm (TL) and 200 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Data not available

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 140-150; P₂. 4; A. 100-110 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D 126-138; A 97-114; V 4; C 10 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Ctenoid. 100-115 scales on lateral line. 12-14 scales between lateral lines. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [358]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Mozambique[923] Andaman Island[746] India[6] Indonesia[449] Malaysia[918] Myanmar[924] Pakistan[459] Philippines[454] Sri Lanka[925] Thailand[71] Vietnam[459]
Bangladesh	:	Passur River, Khulna[752] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 360 (min), 35,926 (max), ^[955]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Trawl Net, Seine net, Seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Intertidal trap, Intertidal trap ^[1657]
Trawl Net, Seine net, Seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Intertidal trap, Intertidal trap ^[1174]
Trawl Net, Seine net, Seine net, Set bag net, Set bag net, Intertidal trap, Intertidal trap ^[1657]
Market price: Data not available