Suyen's Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus suyeni
- Usual depth208–421 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, June, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Cynoglossus suyeni, also known as the Suyen's Tongue Sole, is a species of tonguefish. It is indigenous to the Indo-West Pacific region, found along the coast of the Philippines through Celebes, to the Timor Sea and less common off Taiwan.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cynoglossus suyeni”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 208–421 m · Deepest record: 1,112 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Suyen's Tongue Sole, Suyen’s Tongue Sole
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 扁魚, 書顏舌鰨, 比目魚, 牛舌, 皇帝魚, 龍舌
Other scientific names: Cynoglossus beauforti
Similar species
Speckled TonguesoleCynoglossus puncticeps
- Fourlined tonguesole
Cynoglossus bilineatus
- Bengal tonguesole
Cynoglossus cynoglossus
- Kop's Tonguesole
Cynoglossus kopsii
- Doublelined Tonguesole
Paraplagusia bilineata
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 31 open-data records from 1908 to 1990.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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