Nigerian tongue sole
Cynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cynoglossus browni, commonly known as the Nigerian tonguesole, is a species of tonguefish. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of west Africa, from Senegal to Angola. It inhabits soft substrates such as mud or sand between depths of 15m and 40 m. Its main food is small benthic invertebrates.
Wikipedia contributors, Cynoglossus browni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:03:53.448541+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949
- Name authority
- Chabanaud, 1949
- Common name
- Nigerian tongue sole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Cynoglossidae
- Genus
- Cynoglossus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyCynoglossidae Jordan, 1888
- subfamilyCynoglossinae Jordan, 1888
- genusCynoglossus Hamilton, 1822
- speciesCynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cynoglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cynoglossus dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1931) | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fourline tonguesoleCynoglossus attenuatus Gilchrist, 1904 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus monodi Chabanaud, 1949 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl, 1921 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus puncticeps (Richardson, 1846) | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus macrolepidotus (Bleeker, 1851) | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus joyneri Günther, 1878 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus cadenati Chabanaud, 1947 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus gracilis Günther, 1873 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus feldmanni (Bleeker, 1854) | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cynoglossus pottii Steindachner, 1902 | CynoglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cynoglossus senegalensis browni Chabanaud, 1949 Chabanaud, 1949 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chabanaud, P. (1949). Révision des Cynoglossidae (s. str.) de l’Atlantique oriental (suite). Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2. 21 (2): 202–209. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6BTXQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.