Cynoglossidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 228-230

Cynoglossidae

(tonguesoles)

Cynoglossus bilineatus ( Lacepède, 1802)

Fourline Tongue Sole

Achirus bilineatus Lacepède, 1802: 6 ( China; East Indies).

Cynoglossus sindensis —Ogilby 1910: 37 (Croker Island).

Cynoglossus bilineatus — Chapleau, Renaud and Kailola 1991: 243 (Darwin area, NT); Larson 1996: 10 (off Nayarnpi Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 374 (Darwin Harbour); Larson 1997: 43 (Pocock’s Beach); Larson 1999b: 46 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 34 (West Alligator Head); Larson 2000: 51 (off Pocock’s Beach); Larson 2002: 41 (off Pocock’s Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1854 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Liverpool River mouth, Maningrida.

Cynoglossus heterolepis Weber, 1910

Freshwater Tongue Sole

Cynoglossus heterolepis Weber, 1910: 237 (Lorentz River, New Guinea).— Taylor 1964: 294 (East Alligator River); Pollard 1974: 67 (East Alligator River); Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator River mouth);

Larson 1997: 43 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 46 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 51 (West Alligator River; Wildman River); Larson 2002: 41–42 (Wildman River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1855 (NT; N coast, Arnhem Land).

Cynoglossus kopsi (Bleeker, 1851)

Kops’ Tongue Sole

Plagusia kopsi Bleeker, 1851f: 494 (Rio, Bintang Island, SE of Singapore).

Cynoglossus kopsi — Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1855 (NT; N coast, Arafura Sea).

? Cynoglossus kopsi —Larson 1997: 43 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 46 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 34 (East Alligator River).

Inverell Bay, Gove Harbour.

Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman, 1926 Longnose Tongue Sole Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman, 1926b: 306 (off Bustard Head, Queensland).—Gloerfeldt-Tarp and Kailola

1984: 360 (10° 50'S 131° 07'E); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 348 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and

Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1855 (NT; N coast, Arafura Sea).

Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl, 1921

Spotfin Tongue Sole

Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl, 1921: 17 (west-south-west of Cape Jaubert, Western Australia).— Taylor 1964: 294 (Port Bradshaw); Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator River mouth); Blaber et al. 1992: 10 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 8 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 374 (Middle Arm; East Arm); Larson 1997: 43 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 46 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 34 (West Alligator River; East Alligator River); Larson 2000: 51 (West Alligator River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1855 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Cynoglossus puncticeps (Richardson, 1846) Spotted Tongue Sole Plagusia puncticeps Richardson, 1846b: 280 ( China) . Cynoglossus puncticeps — Larson 1996: 10 (Nayarnpi Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 374 (off East Point);

Larson 1999c: 34 (West Alligator River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1856 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast, Darwin).

SE of Milingimbi; Field Island.

Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934

Suyen’s Tongue Sole

Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934b: 347 (Mindoro Island, Philippines).— Hoese et al. 2006: 1856 (NT; N coast, Arnhem Land).

Cynoglossus sp. Unidentified tongue sole Cynoglossus sp. cf joyneri— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 348 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston

1989: 84 (Arafura Sea).

The identity of this species is uncertain; awaiting revisionary work by Tom Munroe.

Paraplagusia bilineata ( Bloch, 1787)

Lemon Tongue Sole

Pleuronectes bilineatus Bloch, 1787: 29 (Indian Ocean) .

Plagusia guttata Macleay, 1878: 362 (Port Darwin).

Plagusia japonica — Klunzinger 1880: 409 (Port Darwin).

Rhinoplagusia japonica — McCulloch and Whitley 1925: 350 (Port Darwin).

Rhinoplagusia guttata — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 91 (Pellew Islands).

Paraplagusia bilineata — Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator River mouth); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Chapleau and Renaud 1993: 806 (Darwin area, Groote Island area, King Creek, Shoal Bay, off Danger Point, Darwin, Gunn Point); Larson 1996: 11 (Roper River area; off Nayarnpi Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 374 (Cullen Beach; reef off Bullocky Point);Larson 1997: 43 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 47 (Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 185 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Liverpool River mouth, Maningrida; Rolling Bay.

Paraplagusia blochi (Bleeker, 1851)

Bloch’s Tongue Sole

Plagusia blochii Bleeker, 1851h: 411 (Batavia, Cheribon, Tegal, Tjilatjap, Samarang, Rembang, Surabaja, Pasurman, in seas).

Paraplagusia blochi — Larson 1996: 11 (Roper River area; off Nayarnpi Creek); Larson 1997: 43 (West Alligator Head; South Alligator River; East Alligator River); Larson 1999b: 47 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 34 (West Alligator River); Larson 2002: 42 (off Pocock’s Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1857 (NT; N coast, Darwin).

Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud and Kailola, 1991

Pinocchio Tongue Sole

Cynoglossus sp. — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 348 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea).

Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud and Kailola, 1991: 240–243 (N of Melville Island etc).— Larson and Williams 1997: 374 (Darwin area); Larson 1997: 43 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 34–35 (South Alligator River); Larson 1999b: 47 (Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 1857 (NT; N coast), Cobourg Peninsula).

4 lots of NTM paratypes .

Paraplagusia sinerama Chapleau and Renaud, 1993

Dusky Tongue Sole

Paraplagusia sinerama Chapleau and Renaud, 1993: 798–807 (mouth of Buffalo Creek).— Larson and Williams 1997: 374 (mouth of Buffalo Creek); Hoese et al. 2006: 1857 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Symphurus microrhynchus (Weber, 1913)

Small-lip Tongue Sole

? Synaptura cinerascens — Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory).

Aphoristia microrhynchus Weber, 1913b: 144 (Java Sea).

Symphurus sp. — Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea).

Symphurus microrhynchus — Munroe and Marsh 1997: 194, 199 (Arafuru [sic] Sea; north of Cape Wessell); Hoese et al. 2006: 1858 (NT; N coast, to north to Cape Wessel).