Scientific Name	Cynoglossus itinus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Snyder, 1909)	Depth	10 - 100M
Chinese	單孔舌鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	舌鰨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F502　Cynoglossidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	單孔舌鰨
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	牛舌、龍舌、扁魚、皇帝魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	Japan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	North East、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Okinawa
Synonyms	Cynoglossus punctatus, Trulla itina
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  Snyder, J. O. 1909 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0057362. ASIZP0061703. ASIZP0062255. ASIZP0074341. ASIZP0078940. ASIZP0807591. ASIZP0900150. MTP0053. NTUM01623. NTUM01626. NTUM05106. NTUM05107. NTUM05108. NTUM05223. NTUM05456. NTUM05464. NTUM05471.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Tonguefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 100-115; anal-fin rays 79-88; caudal-fin rays 8-10. Lips on eyed side of head not fringed with labial papillae. Caudal fin with 8 or 9 rays; Three lateral lines on eyed side of body. One nostril on eyed side of head.
habitats	Found in the sublittoral zone on sandy mud bottoms. Feeds on benethic animals.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Japan to the South China Sea. Taiwan: North-East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.