Cynoglossus feldmanni
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''Cynoglossus feldmanni'', commonly known as the River 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 ...
occurring in freshwater. It is commonly found in
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, Laos,
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, Sumatra and
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. It occurs in rivers in freshwater well above the tidal zone where it lives on the bottom feeding on benthic invertebrates.


References

Cynoglossidae Fish described in 1853 {{Pleuronectiformes-stub