Paraplagusia

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Paraplagusia is a genus of tonguefish, a group of bottom-dwelling flatfishes found in marine and sometimes brackish waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
belongsToGroup flatfishes
ray-finned fishes
bodyForm flatfish
class Actinopterygii
commonName tonguefish
describedAs genus of tonguefish
distribution Indo-Pacific region
ecologicalNiche bottom-dwelling
eyePlacement both eyes on one side of head
family Cynoglossidae NERFINISHED
feedingHabitat demersal zone
feedingType carnivorous
finType ray-finned
foundInEnvironment subtropical marine waters
tropical marine waters
habitat brackish waters
marine waters
hasGillType bony fish gills
hasLifeStage benthic juvenile stage
larval planktonic stage
hasMorphology elongated tongue-shaped body
hasSpecies Paraplagusia bilineata NERFINISHED
Paraplagusia blochii NERFINISHED
Paraplagusia dollfusi NERFINISHED
Paraplagusia guttata NERFINISHED
Paraplagusia japonica NERFINISHED
Paraplagusia longirostris NERFINISHED
Paraplagusia sinerama NERFINISHED
Paraplagusia unicolor
Paraplagusia zebra NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle benthic
livesIn continental shelf areas
sea floor
locomotion swimming
order Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Cynoglossidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration aquatic respiration
skeletonType bony
subphylum Vertebrata NERFINISHED
symmetry asymmetrical body plan
taxonRank genus

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Cynoglossidae notableGenus Paraplagusia