Scientific Name	Cynoglossus abbreviatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Gray, 1834)	Depth	20 - 85M
Chinese	短舌鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	舌鰨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F502　Cynoglossidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短吻三線舌鰨
Max Length	55 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	牛舌、龍舌、扁魚、皇帝魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Areliscus abbreviatus, Areliscus gracilis, Areliscus trigrammus, Cynoglossus trigrammus, Cynoglossus xiphoideus, Plagusia abbreviata, Trulla abbreviata, Trulla trigrammus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  Gray, J. E. 1830-35 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0063583. FRIP00078. MTP0151. NTUM01617. NTUM02072. NTUM02497. NTUM05596.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Three-lined tongue sole
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 125-130; anal-fin rays 103-105;. caudal-fin rays 7-8. Body deep, its depth 3.57 to 4.35 times in standard length. Maxilla extending only to point equal with verticals through middle and posterior margin of fixed eye. Corner of mouth nearer to tip of snout than to branchial opening.
habitats	Found in the sublittoral zone, semi-enclosed sea areas; on muddy and sandy bottoms. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea through Taiwan, Shanghai, Tunghai and Pohai to Korea and Japan. Taiwan: Penghu, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.