1497, 
Gonus C;mog;loS8us Buchenan-Kemilton 
Cynoglo ss us Bu chanan - IIaid. It on . Fishes of Ganges, pp, 32, 365, 1822, 
(TyP®# Cynoglossus lingua Buchana n- EemiIt on, monotypic.) 
Are]^ K^, Archiv Naturges., vol. 24, pt. 1, p, 107. (Type, Arelia 
schneideri Kaup * Pleuronectes arel Schneider , virtually tautotypic.) 
IcanU Ka^, Archiv Naturges., vol, 24, pt. 1, p. 109. (Type, Pleuronectes 
cynogloss us Canto r^ ironotypic*) 
Body lanceolate^ Snout hooked, oveHxangs mouth cleft# Eyes on 
left side# Lips not fringed# Front nostril on colored side tubular; hind 
nostril when present usually simple opening in interorbital space; on blind 
side front nostril usually tubular, hind one opening or slit biit less con¬ 
spicuous than on colored side# Gill membranes united, more or less free 
from interorbital# Scales ctenoid on colored side, ctenoid or cycloid on 
blind side# Lateral lines 2 or 3 on colored side; one median, one extend¬ 
ing some distance along below dorsal base al^/ays present and third along 
above anal base present or absent# Blind side with 2 lateral lines, one or 
none at all, generally not piercing scales# Dorsal, anal and caudal con¬ 
fluent# No pectorals# Only left ventral developed, connected vsrith anal# 
