Spotfin Tongue Sole, Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl 1921
Other Names: Spotted-fin Tongue-sole
Spotfin Tongue Sole, Cynoglossus maculipinnis. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A brown tongue sole with a pair of prominent round black spots on the rear third of the body.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2020, Cynoglossus maculipinnis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 May 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/968
Spotfin Tongue Sole, Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl 1921
More Info
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Distribution |
Shark Bay, Western Australia, around the tropical north to off Iluka, New South Wales. |
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Etymology |
The specific name maculipinnis is from the Latin maculatus (= spotted) and pinnis (= fin), in reference to the numerous brown spots on the fins. |
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Species Citation |
Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl 1921, Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 61(9): 17. Type locality: 45 nautical miles west-southwest of Cape Jaubert, northwestern Australia, depth 72 feet. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Spotfin Tongue Sole, Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl 1921
References
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762
Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp.
Menon, A.G.K. 1977. A systematic monograph of the tongue soles of the genus Cynoglossus Hamilton-Buchanan (Pisces : Cynoglossidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 238: 1-129 figs 1-48 pls 1-28
Munroe, T.A. 2001. Soleidae, Cynoglossidae. pp. 3878-3901 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Rendahl, H. 1921. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–13. 28. Fische. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 61(9): 1-24 figs 1-7 [dated 1920]
