Cynoglossus broadhursti
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''Cynoglossus broadhursti'', commonly known as the Southern tonguesole is a species of
tonguefish Tonguefishes are flatfish in the family Cynoglossidae. They are distinguished by the presence of a long hook on the snout overhanging the mouth, and the absence of pectoral fins. Their eyes are both on the left side of their bodies, which also ...
. It is commonly found in the
Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ...
off western and southern Australia.


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Cynoglossidae Fish described in 1905 {{Pleuronectiformes-stub