Scientific Name	Cynoglossus suyeni   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Fowler, 1934	Depth	176 - 421M
Chinese	書顏舌鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	舌鰨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F502　Cynoglossidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	書顏舌鰨
Max Length	27.5 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	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Philippines
Synonyms	Cynoglossus beauforti, Cynoglossus xiphoideus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  Fowler, H. W. 1934 Fowler, H. W. 1934 Fowler, H. W. 1934 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0071098. ASIZP0804445. ASIZP0914445. NMMBP04084. NMMBP04461. NMMSTP00960. NTUM05115. NTUM05116. NTUM05117.
Barcode	2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Tonguefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 110-119; anal-fin rays 105-109; caudal-fin rays 10. Scales between dorsolateral and midlateral lines 19 to 22. Lips on eyed side of head not fringed with labial papillae. Caudal fin usually with 10 rays.
habitats	Inhabits sand and mud bottoms. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Philippines, through Celebes, to the Timor Sea. Also reported from Taiwan Taiwan: South.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.