Cynoglossus lingua

Cynoglossus lingua, commonly known as the long tongue sole or textile tongue sole is a species of fish found along the coast of the Philippines, Thailand and the Malay peninsula, Myanmar, the Bay of Bengal and as far west as the Red Sea.

Cynoglossus lingua
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cynoglossidae
Genus: Cynoglossus
Species:
C. lingua
Binomial name
Cynoglossus lingua
Hamilton, 1822

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