Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup)

Oladipo, Segun Olayinka, Everett, Amaya, Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit, Smith, Kennedy K., Nneji, Ifeanyi C., Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf & Nneji, Lotanna Micah, 2025, An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species, Zootaxa 5646 (1), pp. 38-62 : 56

Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup) ;

Nigerian tonguesole

Remarks: Cynoglossus senegalensis is a rare species that was occasionally observed during our field study. It is distributed in marine and brackish waters, ranging from Senegal through the Gulf of Guinea to Angola. This flat, ray-finned fish is characterized by approximately 86–90 mid-lateral line scales. Other synonyms for this species include Arelia senegalensis (Kaup) , Cynoglossus goreensis (Steindachner) , and Cynoglossus guineensis (Osorio) .