Cynoglossus cadenati

Cynoglossus cadenati, commonly known as the Ghanaian tonguesole is a species of tonguefish. It is commonly found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of west Africa from Mauritania to Angola, including the Cape Verde Islands.[1] It is found on sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters.[2]

Cynoglossus cadenati
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Cynoglossus
Species:
C. cadenati
Binomial name
Cynoglossus cadenati
Chabanaud, 1947

References

  1. Munroe, T.; Adeofe, T.A.; Camara, K.; et al. (2015). "Cynoglossus cadenati". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15602435A15604010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15602435A15604010.en. Downloaded on 28 March 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Cynoglossus cadenati" in FishBase. February 2018 version.


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