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Shortheaded tonguesole
Cynoglossus kopsii
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Shortheaded tonguesole
- Scientific
- Cynoglossus kopsii
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 60 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 24 to 204 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A tongue-shaped sole with both eyes on the left side and a hooked snout, reaching about 60 cm. It buries itself in silt and mud by day and hunts at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cynoglossus-kopsii.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.