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Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Hamilton, F. [Buchanan] (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London. Pp i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Pleuronectiformes
family
Cynoglossidae
genus
Cynoglossus

Name

Synonyms
Arelia Kaup, 1858
Areliscus Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Cantoria Kaup, 1858
Cantorusia Whitley, 1940
Cynaglossoides
Cynoglessus
Cynoglossoides Smith, 1949
Cynoglossoides von Bonde, 1922
Dexiourius Chabanaud, 1947
Dollfusichthys Chabanaud, 1931
Icania Kaup, 1858
Notrullus Whitley, 1951
Plagiusa Bonaparte, 1841
Trulla Kaup, 1858
Homonyms
Cynoglossus Hamilton, 1822
Common names
Soles-langue in French
sole tropicale in French
sole-langue in French
tropische Zunge in German
tropische tong in Dutch
Косороты in Russian
ปลายอดม่วง in Thai
ปลายอดม่วง ปลาช่างชุน ฯลฯ in Thai
イヌノシタ属 in Japanese
オオシタビラメ属 in Japanese
舌鰨屬 in Chinese
개서대속 in Korean
sole tropicale in French
sole tropicale in French
sole-langue in French
sole-langue in French
tropische Zunge in German
tropische Zunge in German
tropische tong in Dutch
tropische tong in Dutch
イヌノシタ属 in Japanese
イヌノシタ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  4. FishBase
  5. Fishes Ganges, 32
  6. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  7. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  8. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  9. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  10. Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
  11. Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
  12. Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
  13. Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
  14. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  15. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  16. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  17. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  18. Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online.
  19. Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online.
  20. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
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