McCulloch's Tongue-sole

Cynoglossus maccullochi

Fish
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth14–82 m
Water temperature20–28 °C
Best monthsJune and October
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 3 records
March: 1 records
April: 4 records
May: 0 records
June: 5 records
July: 3 records
August: 2 records
September: 4 records
October: 8 records
November: 4 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 14–82 m · Deepest record: 83.5 m

10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 12 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 15 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: McCulloch's Tongue-sole, McCulloch's Tongue Sole

Other scientific names: Cynoglossus mccullochi

Similar species

Zanzibar tonguesole
Cynoglossus zanzibarensis
Spotfin Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus maculipinnis
Broadhurst's Tongue-sole
Cynoglossus broadhursti
Malabar Sole
Cynoglossus macrostomus
Speckled Tonguesole
Cynoglossus puncticeps
smallscaled flatfish
Cynoglossus abbreviatus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
58 open-data records from 1910 to 2014.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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