''Paraplagusia'' is a genus of tonguefish. It is indigenous to the

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region, where commonly found in shallow waters on a muddy or sandy bottom. The largest species reaches in length.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Paraplagusia bilineata ''Paraplagusia'' is a genus of tonguefish. It is indigenous to the Indo-Pacific region, where commonly found in shallow waters on a muddy or sandy bottom. The largest species reaches in length. Species The currently recognized species in this ...

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, 1787) (doublelined tongue sole) * '' Paraplagusia bleekeri''

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, 2013 (Bloch's tongue sole)Kottelat, M. (2013)
Nomenclature and identity of the tongue soles ''Paraplagusia bilineata'', ''“Cynoglossus bilineatus”'' and ''Paraplagusia blochii'' (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes).
''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 61 (2): 763–766.'' * '' Paraplagusia guttata'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1878) * ''

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'' ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (black cow-tongue) * ''

Paraplagusia longirostris ''Paraplagusia'' is a genus of tonguefish. It is indigenous to the Indo-Pacific region, where commonly found in shallow waters on a muddy or sandy bottom. The largest species reaches in length. Species The currently recognized species in this ...

'' Chapleau,

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& Kailola, 1991 (long-snouted tongue sole) * '' Paraplagusia sinerama'' Chapleau &

, 1993 (dusky tongue sole)

References

Cynoglossidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Pleuronectiformes-stub