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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Cynoglossinae
Etymology: Cynoglossus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335); quadriocellatus: Name from Latin 'quadri' for four and 'ocellatus' for ocellate; an adjective.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 48 m (Ref. 123824). Subtropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123824)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 96 - 112; Anal soft rays: 88 - 101; Vertebrae: 40 - 44. This species is distinguished by the following characters: snout bluntly rounded; head length 19-28% of SL, snout length 4-8% of SL; eyes are not contiguous; nostrils 2; rostral hook not extending to below the eye; lateral lines on eyed side three, on blind side one; mid-lateral line scales 73-88; scales between dorsal and mid-lateral lines 11-14; scales on both eyed and blind sides ctenoid; D 96-112; A 88-101; caudal-fin rays 10; vertebrae 8 + 40-44; two ocelli on tail (Ref. 123824).

Occurs in shallow water from tidal pools; rockpool with rock, algae and rubble (Ref. 123824).

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Fricke, R., 2020. Cynoglossus quadriocellatus, a new species of tonguesole from Western Austalia (Teleostei: Cynoglossidae). FishTaxa 18(2):6-17. (Ref. 123824)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 09 March 2021

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00180 - 0.00734), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).

Cynoglossus quadriocellatus Fricke, 2020