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Cynoglossus waandersii (Bleeker, 1854)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cynoglossus waandersii (Bleeker, 1854)
Name authority
(Bleeker, 1854)
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: no · Freshwater: yes · 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPleuronectiformes
  11. suborderPleuronectoidei
  12. familyCynoglossidae Jordan, 1888
  13. subfamilyCynoglossinae Jordan, 1888
  14. genusCynoglossus Hamilton, 1822
  15. speciesCynoglossus waandersii (Bleeker, 1854)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cynoglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Nigerian tongue soleCynoglossus browni Chabanaud, 1949CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus dollfusi (Chabanaud, 1931)CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
fourline tonguesoleCynoglossus attenuatus Gilchrist, 1904CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus monodi Chabanaud, 1949CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl, 1921CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus puncticeps (Richardson, 1846)CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus macrolepidotus (Bleeker, 1851)CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus joyneri Günther, 1878CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler, 1934CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus cadenati Chabanaud, 1947CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus gracilis Günther, 1873CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cynoglossus feldmanni (Bleeker, 1854)CynoglossidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 103 records assigned to Cynoglossidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Plagusia waandersii Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854synonym
Cynoglossus waandersi (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854)synonym
Arelia waandersii (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021637 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:6C6B6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.